There are currently one-thousand-twenty climbers registered to climb Mt. McKinley, and 15 registered to climb Mt Foraker. This week the number of climbers currently on McKinley jumped to 234, up from 139 last week. 3 climbers are currently attempting Mt. Foraker.

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So far only 16 climbers have ended their attempts on North America’s highest peak, with only two making it to the summit. That’s a 12 percent success rate for climbing Mt McKinley at this point in the season.

A number of parameters lead to a successful attempt at climbing Mt. McKinley, and success is a combination of good circumstances and proper preparation. (more…)

By C’ebrina D. Tollefsen

In 1944, Bing Crosby posed this question in a song: “A mule is an animal with long funny ears / Kicks up at anything he hears / His back is brawny and his brain is weak / He’s just plain stupid with a stubborn streak / And by the way, if you hate to go to school / You may grow up to be a mule”

Smokey, the 11 year old mule, is the newest addition to the Susitna River Lodge.  Smokey’s owner, Howard Hunter, has had an interest in mules for over the last half-decade. About a week ago Hunter found Smokey though an online classified, and brought him up to Talkeetna where people have noticed him on the spur road just outside of downtown. (more…)

After the close of the State Legislative Session, Representative Mark Neuman says the legislature had some successes, and fell short in some other areas. Oil had a prominent roll.

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This version of the famous tale of Aladdin’s Lamp is adapted indirectly from the 1001 Arabian Nights, and sticks a bit more closely to the original story than the Disney version. There is still a magic lamp, a genie, and lots of excitement.

Aladdin’s Lamp

The Murder trial of Samuel Clark is scheduled to start on Thursday this week, with Jury selection to take place on Wednesday at District Criminal Court in Palmer. Samuel Clark is charged of shooting Dirk Fast in the Latitude 62 on October 29th, 2010.

The Northern Susitna Institute was surprised to receive a Grant from BP in the amount of 50,000 dollars. The Institute’s Executive Director Joe Page says they had no idea the grant was coming their way.

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