Day5: Death Valley
On Day5 at 07.13, Jason left Camp1 at 7800ft. and headed for 'Camp above Death Valley'. At 12.41, Jason wrote "I'm making camp here at 9012ft. Carrying double loads (40kg…
Day3/Day4: Setting up Camp
On Day3 , Jason left Camp1 at 7800ft. with 80kg load and headed to Camp2. At 9029ft. , Jason left half his load (40kg) and headed back to Basecamp where he…
Tracking Jason’s Expedition
Jason can be tracked using the following web address link: https://share.delorme.com/jasonblack Here , you will see Jason's trek and his 'checking in points' on his tracker...
Day 1/Day2 : Basecamp 7000ft.
As you all know , Jason is currently climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska. He is 9 hours behind our GMT time so blogging can get a bit muddled. Jason is…
And the expedition has begun…
Thankfully Jason has arrived safe and well in Alaska and despite the late arrival of one of his bags causing some extra nerves , everything else has worked out well.…
Weather Patterns ahead for Mc Kinley.
Mount McKinley, United States Weather Forecast Weather Forecast Issued (local time): 3 am Friday 16 May 2014 Days 0-3 Mount McKinley Weather Summary: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night.…
Only a person that risks is truly free.
As i settle down to the realisation that my next expedition to the Arctic circle is just now days away. Ive trained so hard day after day since november and now the…
From rock bottom to the top of the world….
For the first time in a public forum Mount Everest conqueror Jason Black will speak of his epic journey in becoming the first Donegal person in history to scale the…
Expedition ALASKA Mt Denali / Mc Kinley (20,237ft)
Denali / Mc Kinley "The Full West Rib Expedition 2014". My chosen route is The mighty West Rib ascending a direct line up the south face of the mountain to…
