Skip to main content
  • Climbing Denali: Today and Half a Century Ago
1 of 3

Climbing Denali: Today and Half a Century Ago

Thu Feb 23, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST Steele Community Room, Waterbury Public Library, 05676

Climbing Denali: Today and Half a Century Ago

Thu Feb 23, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST Steele Community Room, Waterbury Public Library, 05676

CANCELLED due to Winter Storm Forecast. Check back for a rescheduled date. (Currently registered participants will receive an email with further details shortly).

Join Heinz Trebitz, of GMC’s Upper Valley Ottauquechee Section, and GMC Executive Director Mike DeBonis as they present stories and photos of their respective 1972 and 2019 climbs of Denali, North America’s highest peak. Hear about two attempts with very different experiences and outcomes, demonstrating how luck and 47 years of technological advancement can affect the odds of summiting this 20,310-foot mountain. The presentation will be free of charge.

Location

Steele Community Room, Waterbury Public Library, 05676