On May 23, 2017 at 15 years old, I became the youngest person to climb Canada’s tallest mountain. Mt. Logan(5959 meters) is situated in the Yukon’s Kluane National Park and the St. Elais mountain range. I went with my father, Rich Prohaska who was the guide, Holly Walker was the assistant guide and Hana Boye and Magnus Byne were the clients.
Itinerary
May 10: We flew to basecamp on the Quintino Sella glacier, 2700 meters
May 11: Carried food and supplies to Camp 1, 7km distance, 590m vertical
May 12: Moved from basecamp to Camp 1, 3290m elevation
May 13: Carry from Camp 1 to King Col Camp (Camp 2), 4.5km distance, 810m vertical
May 14: Moved to King Col Camp, 4100m elevation
May 15: Rest day
May 16: Carry from King Col Camp to Camp 3, 760m vertical
May 17: Rest day
May 18: Moved to Camp 3, 4860m elevation
May 19: Rest day
May 20: Unfinished(only partway) carry to Prospectors col
May 21: Storm day(didn’t move because of extreme weather)
May 22: Moved to Camp 5(skipped Camp 4), 5100m, over Prospectors Col 5400m
May 23: Summit day, 930m vertical
May 24: Storm day
May 25: Storm day
May 26: Camp 5 to Camp 3
May 27: Camp 3 to basecamp
May 28: Waited to fly out
May 29: Waited to fly out
May 30: Flew out
Supporters: These are the companies that made my trip possible and a success. They all have been a big help and I am very thankful for their support.
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Nomad Nutrition
Iron Mountain Works
Jia Condon Photography and Guiding
Mountain Berry Landscaping LTD
Burnt Stew Computer Solutions
More Information
To learn more about my trip, here are some links of articles I wrote and others that were written about it.
The following are the websites with my writing.
https://www.mec.ca/en/article/record-setting-climb-naomi-prohaskas-mount-logan-summit
http://arcticjournal.ca/northern-youth/mt-logan-yukon-climbing-canadas-tallest-mountain/
Page 7 – 8 of the link below
https://mountainclubs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Cloudburst-Fall-2017-WEB.pdf
I wrote an article that is in the 2018 Canadian Alpine Journal which can be purchased from the link below
Here are articles about my trip that I did not write
https://www.facebook.com/cbcyukon/videos/1380326368728970/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/naomi-prohaska-mount-logan-youngest-ever-1.4145075