Denali Base Camp Coordinator Wins NPS Award, Will Head Further Up the Mountain This Year
by: Katie Writer – KTNA Last week, the Walter Harper Denali Ranger Station awarded Lisa Roderick as the 2015 Mislow-Swanson Denali Pro Award recipient. As base camp manager on the

by: Katie Writer – KTNA
Last week, the Walter Harper Denali Ranger Station awarded Lisa Roderick as the 2015 Mislow-Swanson Denali Pro Award recipient. As base camp manager on the Kahiltna Glacier, Lisa has served as a liaison between air taxi’s, Denali Park Rangers and climbers for 15 years.
This May, she will join the Denali Ranger Patrol up to 14,000 foot camp and beyond to see just what it is that puts that sparkle in the climber’s eyes.
KTNA’s Katie Writer spoke with Lisa in the studio on Wednesday.
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