‘Hidden Talents’ – 27th March

Our next ‘Hidden Talents’ presentation will be on Thursday 27th March at 2:15pm at the Knutsford Methodist Church. Please aim to be seated by 2pm.

Our very own Treasurer Adrian Long will present a talk on  “Climbing Mount McKinley (or Denali)  in Alaska

Adrian writes: “Following on from my talk about our ascent of the Matterhorn which I gave not long ago, this time I am offering an account of our attempt on Mount McKinley in 1994. McKinley is one of the world’s greatest mountains. It is 63 degrees north of the equator making it Subarctic. The glaciers on McKinley descend to sea level, by comparison the Himalayan glaciers only go to around 14,000’ making McKinley some 40 degrees colder on average than mountains in the Himalayan range. It’s northern latitude not only makes it a very cold mountain but due to the thinner air pressure of high latitudes, the oxygen content is less than over 1,500 ft higher in the Himalaya making the summit at 20,320 feet equivalent to a 24,000 ft peak Himalaya. Our ascent was via the Kahiltna glacier and the West Buttress route. You will see wonderful shots of our flight into the glacier, our ascent and descent in -40-degree storms at altitude.”