Russell Berry |
1993-02-01 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Russell Berry was interviewed on March 5, 1992 by Bill Brown in Russ Berry's office at Denali National Park Headquarters in Denali Park, Alaska. In this interview, Russ talks about the issues he faces as the park's superintendent in terms of managing climbing on Denali. He discusses access and transportation, rescues, overcrowding on the mountain, regulating guiding, and possible impacts from development on the south side of the Alaska Range.
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Doug Geeting |
1993-02-02 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Doug Geeting was interviewed on February 27, 1992 by Bill Brown in the Doug Geeting Aviation office at the airport in Talkeetna, Alaska. Doug is a big, energetic man, and was busy that day taking phone call bookings for the upcoming climbing season on Denali. In this interview, Doug provides detailed and colorful descriptions of mountain flying, rescues, and his own motivations as a glacier pilot. He also talks about the beauty of the mountains, the attitudes of climbers, and how the National Park Service is managing climbers on Denali.
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Taras Genet |
1993-02-03 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Taras Genet was interviewed on February 29, 1992 by Bill Brown at the National Park Service residence dormitory in Talkeetna, Alaska. In this interview, Taras talks about his 1991 climb of Denali, when at age twelve he was the youngest climber to summit the mountain. He discusses the preparations for the climb, the climb itself, how he dealt with the altitude, and his impressions of the climb and being at the summit.
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Cliff Hudson |
1993-02-04/05 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Cliff Hudson was interviewed on February 28, 1992 by Bill Brown in Cliff Hudson's living room in Talkeetna, Alaska. It was a busy place with family, friends, and dogs dropping in or running through the room. In this interview, Cliff talks about his experiences as an air-taxi pilot flying in the Denali National Park area. He discusses the challenges of high-altitude flying, glacier landings, dealing with bad weather, and participating in rescue operations. He also provides advice to climbers and shared his thoughts about the role of the National Park Service on Denali.
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Ken Kehrer |
1993-02-01 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Ken Kehrer was interviewed on March 5, 1992 by Bill Brown at National Park Service Headquarters at Denali National Park and Preserve in Denali Park, Alaska. In this interview, Ken talks about his work as a ranger at Denali, including his duties overseeing mountaineering, rescue operations, and management of the climbing program. He also discusses dealing with the climbers, the various philosphies of climbing that different people have, and airplanes landing on the glaciers.
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Ann Mackovjak |
1993-02-06 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Ann "Cricket" Mackovjak was on interviewed on April 4, 1992 by Bill Brown at the Mackovjak home in Gustavus, Alaska. In this interview, Ann talks about her experiences climbing Denali and working for well-known mountaineer and guide, Ray Genet. She discusses guiding procedures, effect of air access to the mountain, rescues, and the role of women in climbing.
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Jim Okonek |
1993-02-08/09 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Jim Okonek was interviewed on February 26 and February 27, 1992 by Bill Brown in Talkeetna, Alaska. The first interview was in Jim's K2 Aviation office at the Talkeetna airport, and the second was at the K2 Aviation bunkhouse in downtown Talkeetna. The first interview was going along fine until Bill realized that the tape was not winding. So in the second part of the interview, they went back over the missing topics and continued to the end of the interview. Jim was able to repeat the lost discussions almost word for word as Bill had first heard and noted them. In this interview, Jim talks about his experience as a pilot around Denali, flying climbers to and from the mountain, and landing on glaciers. He also discusses the challenges of mountain flying, being involved with rescues on the mountain and the high cost of such operations, and flightseeing around Denali.
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Kathy Sullivan |
1993-02-07 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Kathy Sullivan was interviewed on February 28, 1992 by Bill Brown at Kathy's office in the National Park Service Ranger Station and District Office in Talkeetna, Alaska. In this interview, Kathy talks about climbing and guiding in the Denali area, management of climbers on the mountain, and her connections to Denali. At the time of the interview, some particularly convoluted fiscal, personnel, and procurement needs of the District caused her to reflect on high adventures of the past. Also, her love and pride for her two sons comes forth in the interview.
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J.D. Swed and Daryl Miller |
1993-02-07 |
Denali Mountaineering |
J.D. Swed and Daryl Miller were interviewed on February 27, 1992 by Bill Brown in the unheated National Park Service Ranger Station in downtown Talkeetna, Alaska. At the time of the interview, J.D. Swed was the newly arrived South District Ranger and Darly Miller was an experienced mountaineering ranger having served in the position since 1989. In this interview, they discuss issues related to management of climbing on Denali and how best to serve the climbing community.
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Roberta Sheldon |
1993-02-04 |
Denali Mountaineering |
Roberta Sheldon was interviewed on February 28, 1992 by Bill Brown at her home in Talkeetna, Alaska. In this interview, Roberta concentrates on her partnership role in running Talkeetna Air Taxi with her husband, Don Sheldon, before his death in 1975. She also discusses the history of the community of Talkeetna and how the area has changed. In the background, you will hear music from a radio as well as birds outside, which gives you a sense of the setting where the interview took place. This interview with Roberta Sheldon is not available on-line. It can only be accessed through the Oral History office at the Elmer Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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