Vol. 128, No. 90 Wednesday, February 13, 2019
OPINION
SPORTS
ARTS & CULTURE
Train should go around Fort Collins
Talent doesn’t excuse inhumane acts
‘Grand Cat’ Gallery will support local artists and animals
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Colorado State University students James McCulloch and Zac Poe take a break before backcountry skiing down Cameron Pass Feb. 10. McCulloch and Poe are members of a team preparing to summit Mount Denali in May. The team is made up of four members, all of whom have mountaineering experience. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN COLLEGIAN
Students prepare for unguided expedition of Mt. Denali By Jorge Espinoza @jorgespinoza14
For this group of four, there’s no better challenge than climbing a mountain. After two years of training and planning, the self-named “Double Bag Your Jelly” team will be climbing Mount Denali in May.
Mt. Denali, the largest mountain in the United States and the third largest in the world, will give the team the challenge they’re looking for. The unguided expedition will take 21 days in which they will climb to the summit and ski their way down. While the expedition may seem scary to some, for this team, the expedition is only the beginning.
“It’ll be really fun,” said Zac Poe, a fourth-year studying business administration. “This is a stepping stone to bigger mountains.” Poe and James McCulloch, a fourth-year studying electrical engineering, both agree that the challenge is what keeps them coming back for more. “It’s just such a crazy chal-
lenge,” McCulloch said. “You have to always be on your game because it’s not only your decisions that are affecting everything, it’s also your ability to recognize what’s going on in the environment; that’s what makes the big difference.” Andrew Sampson, a fourthyear double major in ecosystems sciences and sustainability
and geography, was roommates with Poe when they decided they wanted to climb Mt. Denali. They met Anika Ramey, a natural resources tourism major who graduated May 2018, and McCulloch through Colorado State University’s Outdoor Program.
see DENALI on page 4 >>
Abortion Rights: Bold & Without Shame
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