Phillip Manning, KTNA - Talkeetna
Retreating Denali Glacier Reveals Trash from 1947 Expedition
With climbing season over, mountaineering rangers in Denali National Park have turned some of their attention to conservation. A team just returned from the Muldrow Glacier after spending two days picking up decades-old trash from climbers that has begun melting out of the ice. More photos...
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Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change
Five years of planning went into a drilling project in the heart of the Alaska Range. The scientists involved weren’t drilling for oil, however. They are part of a team studying glacier ice to better understand how the climate has changed over the last thousand years.
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Su Dam Opponents Ask For Documents Explaining FERC Decision
Opponents of the Susitna Dam have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to release documents explaining their decision not to require in-depth climate change studies.
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Susitna King Salmon Numbers Looking Up
King Salmon numbers for the Susitna are looking better than other runs in the state.
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Public Speaks at Sunshine Clinic Board Meeting
On Tuesday night, the Sunshine Community Health Center Board of Directors met. In addition to regular Clinic business, the Board allowed an extended period for community members who wished to speak to the recent dismissal of Medical Director Dr. Mary Loeb. Ultimately, no direct action was taken on the subject of Dr. Loeb or Executive Director David Bryant.
Search For Missing Anchorage Man Expands North
The search for Wallace Dunn, 81, of Anchorage has been expanded north after a tip indicated that he might have been near the Montana Creek Campground on July 13.
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Talkeetna Man Accused in Roadhouse Break-In
A Talkeetna man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Talkeetna Roadhouse early Sunday morning. Augustus Shoulders, 19, is charged with causing approximately $2,000 in damage to the building.
Flightseeing Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Parks Highway
Sunday night yet another DeHavilland Beaver aircraft got in trouble. A Talkeetna Air Taxi flightseeing plane made an emergency landing on the Parks Highway.
Mat-Su Assembly Approves Money For M/V Susitna Upkeep
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly has voted to approve more than $65,000 for the upkeep costs of the M/V Susitna. The prototype ferry was constructed by the U.S. Navy, and was acquired by the Borough in order to provide a means of crossing the Knik Arm. The plan to construct suitable docking facilities never came to be, and the ferry remains moored in Ketchikan.
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Big Wild Ride Coming To Talkeetna Tuesday
Endurance road bikers will be riding through a huge chunk of Southcentral and Interior Alaska as part of the 90-hour, 1200 kilometer Big Wild Ride. The race began at 11:59 last night.
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State Receives Plan To Recover Sunken Bulldozer Near Talkeetna
For more than two months, a bulldozer has sat underwater in a small alpine lake near Talkeetna. Now, the State of Alaska says they have received a plan to recover the equipment.
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Denali Climbing Season Wraps Up
Climbing season draws more than a 1,000 adventurers to Talkeetna each summer. Most have their sights set on the summit of Denali, and this year, more of them succeeded than ever before.
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Overdue Hikers Found Safe On Stampede Trail
Three overdue hikers have been found safe on the Stampede Trail, according to the Alaska State Troopers. On Monday morning, State Troopers and paramedics from the Tri-Valley Fire Department received a report that Jensen Green of Talkeetna, Nate Perkins and Kia Bridges of Utah had begun a hike down the Stampede Trail west of Healy on Saturday and were expected to return Sunday.
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Native Corporations Concerned Over Dam Study Trespassing, Safety
A group of seven Alaska Native Corporations and associations are accusing the Alaska Energy Authority of trespassing as the agency does preliminary study work on the Susitna-Watana Dam project. Seven Alaska Native Corporations are expressing concerns over trespassing and land use by Alaska Energy Authority contractors working on the Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric project.
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Man Becomes Oldest Climber To Summit Denali
2013 has been a historic year on Denali. On the same day that a group of descendants of the original summit team made it to the peak, an Alaskan man completed his record-breaking ascent.
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Centennial Denali Climb Members Return To Talkeetna
A group of climbers that successfully retraced the hundred year old footsteps of their ancestors by reaching the summit of Denali last month have completed their long walk out to civilization. KTNA’s Phillip Manning spoke to some members of the climb in Talkeetna and has this story.
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Flightseeing Tour Returns To Talkeetna After 3 Nights On Ruth Glacier
Six passengers and their pilot are safely in Talkeetna today after three nights weathered in at the foot of Denali. John Nealon was flying a DeHavilland Beaver belonging to Talkeetna Air Taxi on a flightseeing tour Tuesday afternoon, when the weather forced him to make an unscheduled landing on the Ruth Glacier.
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Unusually High Percentage Of Climbers Summiting Denali
An unusually high percentage of climbers are topping out on North America’s highest peak this summer. In a normal year only about half the climbers attempting Denali reach the peak, but right now the summit rate is 73 percent. It’s the highest success rate recorded on the mountain since 1977. Park officials attribute the streak to relatively good weather during the busiest part of the climbing season.
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Details Released On Rescue From ‘Into The Wild’ Bus
The events leading up to Christopher McCandless’ death were compiled in the book Into the Wild, which was later made into a motion picture. Since the release of the book and movie, many have trekked down the 20 miles of the Stampede Trail to visit the former Fairbanks city bus where McCandless died.
Centennial Denali Expedition Reaches Summit
History was repeated last Friday when the Centennial Denali expedition reached the summit of North America's highest peak. The summit team is made up of four men representing the first party to reach the summit of Denali as well as four guides from Alaska Mountaineering School.
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