Quote of the Week ... Bradford Washburn

In 1957 the Swiss publication MOUNTAIN WORLD featured a famous 24 page article with many of his stunning high resolution photographs of Denali. Speaking of the South Face, and the then unclimbed central rib, he had this to say only, "the most uniformly experienced and powerful team of climbers should even think of attempting it ... But I mentioned it here because to omit it would be to sidestep the greatest remaining pioneering ascent in North America."

The Cassin Ridge ... the big fish that got away! The climb that I still dream about.