Burleson
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The Conquests Go On
Saturday, June 13, 1998
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Hi you guys, it's Todd, we're still in Greenland. Yesterday was a rest day. We were just real tired from our long journey down the valley, and today my knee was bothering me a bit from the hike, so I kind of stayed around camp.
Dierk and Bene went over and climbed a new peak, I think. A beautiful new route, pretty difficult, it's about 3100 or 3200 meters tall, really beautiful, aesthetic peak. They just got back in and I wanted to report about it.
We skied by it the other day on our first day here, and you could tell it was great, and it was probably a little harder than they excepted. The summit wasn't bigger than ½ meter by a ½ meter and it was about 45° maybe 15° in some areas. They could climb up and then had to belay down. It took them about ten or eleven hours. The conditions were good and then they had a nice ski down, and they're back in camp and eating dinner.
We'll see what we'll do tomorrow; maybe we'll rest. We'll see how my knee is; it's aching me pretty hard, so I'm going to take it easy for a day or so. Anyway, hope everything is good. Very, very sorry to hear about the Rainier accident and hope that's been gotten under control. We'll talk to you soon. Bye.
— Todd Burleson, Expedition Leader
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Expedition Updates
(original photo: Art Wolfe)
Alpine Ascents International
Greenland Expedition Updates:
ON THE LAST DAY, THEY RESTED
[June 16, '98]
Avoiding crumbly rock and hoping the plane comes.
POSSIBLE FIRST ON U-TURN
[June 14, '98]
Team climbs a possible new peak with a U on top.
THE CONQUESTS GO ON
[June 13, '98]
Dierk and Bene take on the 45° slopes of a new peak.
FURTHER THAN IT LOOKED
[June 11, '98]
Skiing for the re-supply cache seemed like a good idea.
MOUNT GUNNBJORNSFJELD
[June 10, '98]
French champagne after an eight hour summit of the highest peak.
REST DAY IN PARADISE
[June 9, '98]
The many varied approaches to communing with nature.
FIRST ASCENT MT ROBIN
[June 8, '98]
Team climbs new peak, nursing epic blisters, need more supplies.
RIDGES AND VALLEYS
[June 7, '98]
Great climbing and skiing in the arctic sunshine.
CIGARS AND GLEN LIVET
[June 6, '98]
There's nothing like a lamb barbecue after skiing at 3200m.
INTROS AROUND THE GRILL
[June 5, '98]
Meet the climbers, have a look around, and keep an eye on the chicken.
THE ONLY PEOPLE HERE
[June 5, '98]
Base camp is set up and not a neighbor to be seen.
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