Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
Mount Whitney Update Day One
March 12, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I had a plan to complete a trifecta of the highest mountains in North America (Denali), South America (Aconcagua) and Continental US (Whitney). The first two were completed and summited in 2008 and Whitney at 14, 505′ could have easily been climbed in the summer – without attempting a winter assault. But that would have [...]
Good to Great – and Climbing
February 24, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I just read an interview with “management guru” Jim Collins (who wrote Built to Last and Good to Great) where he compares management and leadership of companies to climbing. Jim has his own 30-year amazing record of rock climbing some of the most famous and hardest places of the world and he often writes about [...]
The Post-Denali Diet
August 1, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
The most discussed topic on the mountain, besides when we will summit, is about food. We fantasize about different meals that we will eat when we return and savor in our brains the different tastes and textures of food. This is all understandable given that we are eating chocolate, nuts, packaged crackers and jerkey and [...]
Tips and Tricks for Denali
July 21, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I was thinking of what I brought that worked well and what could have been better. Here is my short list:
1. Boots – The Everest Millet boots were worn on the mountain for the first time. They saved a lot of time with avoiding gaiters and overboots and except for banging around [...]
Adventures with Piss and Poop
July 19, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
As I had written in previous post, a lot of people ask how you go to the bathroom on a big mountain such as Mt Denali. The answer: very very carefully
First, for us guys, we have a much easier experience for half the time. We can take a pee most anywhere [...]
About our Guides and Fellow Climbers (Part Two)
July 17, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
The other four members of our climbing expedition were Sandra (from Canada), Laine (from South Africa) and Alex and Sam from UK. Here’s a bit of memories of each:
Sandra
Sandra and I had communicated prior to the climb on email and via our Facebook accounts. She had put together a nice piece on Denali [...]
About our Guides and Fellow Climbers
July 16, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
When you climb a big mountain such as Denali, you get the opportunity to spend lots of time with your guides and fellow climbers, who are also responsible as a team for our success and in some cases, our lives. Here’s some afterthoughts on our team-members:
THE GUIDES: Nate Opp and Joey McBrayer
It sounds trite [...]
Anchorage and Way Home
July 13, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I awoke at around 830am and started getting all of the stuff ready to be transported home. Once this was done, it was a very satisfying moment and seeing everything buttoned up.
We had breakfast in the hotel and I had a massive meal of omelet, bacon, potatoes, muffins and juices. We went shopping [...]
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