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Lonnie Dupre Flys to Kahiltna Glacier for Summit of Denali (Dmitri von Klein / January 8, 2013) |
Update (Jan. 29, 9:30 p.m.): Lonnie Dupre reached the main base camp at 7 thousand feet Wednesday afternoon on Denali, after a couple of days of weather delays after he ended his third attempt to summit.
The 51-year-old climber's support crew said a plane might be able to pick up Dupre from the mountain by Friday due to the poor weather conditions.
Original (Jan. 27, 1:26 p.m.): Arctic explorer and mountain climber Lonnie Dupre made the decision early Sunday morning to descend from Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, after 19 days.
Dupre was on his third attempt to become the first person to summit North America's tallest peak solo in January.
His team says weather conditions and a lack of sleep prevented Dupre from reaching the summit.
They say he expended a lot of energy getting to the 17 thousand 200 foot mark and building his shelter.
Dupre wasn't able to sleep over the last 2 nights, leaving him in no condition to continue for the top.
Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dupre was somewhere between 17 thousand and 14 thousand feet on the mountain.
