monday, april 21, 1980
daily ncbraskan
page 7
doorsinto the 30soutdoorsinto the 80s
Third time becomes charm
for mountain climbing group
By Ed McClymont
Although many UNL students had their
own version of outdoor recreation during
spring break-beiifg stranded on Interstate
80-it was a far cry from the outdoor
winter experience of seven UNL students
and one staff member during spring break.
Led by outdoor recreation director
Mark Ebel, the students scaled the highest
point in Wyoming, 13,785-foot high
Gannett Peak. The expedition team lived
for 12 days in tents, eating dehydrated food
to accomplish its goal. Ebel had led unsuc
cessful atttempts to reach the peak for the
previous two yers. They failed because of a
lack of time caused by the mountain
weather, Ebel said.
"Last year a storm hit us and wiped out
our time. The extra time this year was
what we needed." To overcome the
weather this year's trip started a full week
before spring break to allow for bad
weather, he said.
"It snowed every day of the trip ex
cept for the day of the climb, so it was a
truly winter experience," Ebel said.
The trip was offered in conjunction
with several climbing exercises the intra
mural and recreation department sponsors
throughout the year. The basic rock climb
ing course is offered three times a year, and
is open to 10 students each trip. Ebel said
all three trips were full this year.
"We have a pretty unique program in
that climbing is offered through the
recreation department," Ebel said. "(Rec
reation) provides the staff and equipment
and as a result the costs are a lot lower. In
colleges in the Rocky Mountains, students
do it on their own."
For example, the UNL group package to
Wyoming cost each individual $175, com
pared to the $300 cost per individual a
Wyoming tour company charged for the
trip.
The actual climb to the summit was
carried out after the group made a 25-mile
cross country ski trip into its base camp.
The first day of the trip was the worst,
according to Ebel. To get to the ski trail, a ,
poma ski lift at a nearby downhill ski re
sort had to be taken, which every member
of the team feel down on.
"One member said if he could have
gotten out of the trip after the first day he
would have," Ebel said. "But there was
always the knowledge that every day your
pack was getting lighter." The pack weight
for the trip was 75 pounds.
As far as navigation, there were two
major problems faced on the trip. There
were no trail markings, leaving compasses
and topographical maps as the only guides.
Winter conditions also made it difficult to
distinguish the land markings, Ebel said.
"We got lost a couple of times and had
to do some backtracking and bushwhack
ing," Ebel said.
The actual ski and climb to the peak
from base camp was SXA hours, beginning
at 2:30 a.m. The first part of the climb was
ascending the Continental Divide, which
they reached at sunrise.
"Most of us felt, me included, that the
first part of the trip was the hardest part,"
Ebel said. A cross-country ski across
Dinwoody Glacier, one of the eight biggest
in the United States, was next. The group
set its skis aside some two hours later and
climbed to the peak. From that point, the
group viewed the majestic Grand Teton
mountain range.
"After the climb, you forget the
grunt and pain getting up and just remem
ber the beauty of the scene," Ebel said.
With this summit tackled, there has
b.-en a proposal to scale the highest point
in the United States, Mount McKinley
in Alaska. The differences between this
trip and the one just completed wouldn't
be all that great, according to Ebel.
"The expedition would be similar, ex
cept it would be longer (three weeks as
opposed to two) and it would be at a high
er altitude." The cost is estimated at
$1,000 per person.
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