Jesse participates in a Team Expedition to

the summit of Mount McKinley

June / July 1999.

Preparing meals is a   cooperative effort. We take   some time to discuss our   strategy for the next day.
Nearing the upper camp at   17,000 feet, we begin to see   beauty all around. Weather   has been mixed and we were   delayed by storms and high   winds for several days at a   time.
Above 17,000 feet we   struggle upward. In many   areas we are roped together   because of the danger of   avalanche. We have left   much of our gear behind and   now we are only carrying a   35 lb "summit pack". After   delays by the weather, we   make the final push to the   summit.
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