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The couple stayed in Alaska for three months. While the weather situation slowed them down a little at the beginning of their trip, they managed a spectacular first ascent on Mount Huntington in Denali National Park in the second leg of their journey.
On 26 April 2021, the time had finally come. After checking the walls along the Ruth Glacier, they took off below the west face of Mt Huntington. They landed there in a small plane and set up base camp.
The next morning, the pair first climbed the Colton Leach Route. Thanks to the good conditions, they made good progress on both rock and ice and reached the summit ridge of Mount Huntington without any problems. A successful exploration tour for the couple.
The weather was kind to them. Thanks to the good forecast and a break, Ines and Luka decided to try a new route. The steep rock face appealed to them.
On 26 April 2021, the time had come. They packed their equipment and first climbed an existing route up to the steep rock face. They then started on the new route. To their great surprise, the crack system that seemed most logical for the ascent was filled with ice. It was a strange kind of ice that was the same colour as the rock because of all the dirt. They therefore continued their tour in mixed mode.
The route turned out to be steep and almost every pitch had some kind of boulder crux. Some of them were quite strong, but fortunately mostly well protected. At this point, water was running down the wall and the ice became difficult to walk on. The route challenged the two professional alpinists. The situation became difficult in some places and they only managed to cross certain sections at the second attempt. Snow kept coming up against them and the difficult conditions surprised them in some places.
