Mount McKinley climbing legend Ray Genet will be memorialized Sunday in Talkeetna at a potluck and slide show commemorating the 30th anniversary of his death on Mount Everest.
Genet pioneered guiding on Mount McKinley, stood atop Denali at least 25 times and bagged the Seven Summits. In October 1979, at age 48, Genet was on his way down from the top of Everest when he froze to death in his sleeping bag. His remains are entombed on the world's tallest mountain.
In 1967, Genet was one of three men, along with Dave Johnston and Art Davidson, who became the first climbers to summit Denali in the winter. The same year of his Everest climb, he guided Alaska sled-dog racing legends Joe Redington, Susan Butcher and a dog team to the top of Denali.
The potluck begins at 3 p.m. at the Sheldon Hangar in Talkeetna.
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