Climbing Season in Kluane National Park, Icefield Ranges, St. Elias Mountains. Mountaineering in the St. Elias Mountains was greatly reduced this summer as there were only ten groups in all. The following were successful. Americans Jim Himmes, David Rogers, Stanleigh Cole and James Thompson climbed Mount Logan by its east ridge. Canadians Willi Pfisterer, Ron Chambers, Rick Staley, Doug Buries, Darro Stinson, Claire Israelson, Bruce Sundo, Hal Morrison, Kevin McLaughlin and Lloyd Freese successfully climbed McArthur Peak. Americans Greg Grange, Peter Dea, Steve Monfredo and Andrew Lapkass traversed Logan, climbing the east ridge and descending the King Trench route. Canadians Will Black, David Charlebois, David Hammer and Calvin McDonald climbed Mount Steele by what is probably a new route between Mounts Steele and Walsh. Americans Franz Mohling, Turan Barut and Stephen Jensen were killed when their party was struck by an avalanche while in their camp at 15,000 feet on a north ridge of Mount Logan. The survivors, Paul O’Sullivan, Jim Ebersole, Doug Johnson and Kenneth Nolan were evacuated from the mountain at a later date. In all 56 people spent 906 man-days in the icefields of the park.

Lloyd Freese,.Kluane National Park