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Mount Logan Expedition Minimalists on Logan - by G. Ferguson Every expedition should have an essential idea, or an overarching theme that defines the enterprise. The essence of the NSR Mount Logan 2005 expedition can be captured by the classic expression "Less is More." In short, we would do as much as we could with as little as possible. It was a challenging transition from our standard NSR management style to the LIM system, but it evolved surprisingly well. The first sign of the new regime were the snow walls around our tents. They became smaller and smaller as we gained elevation. Our base camp looked like a Ramala compound. While our high camp's walls looked like the Stonehenge set from Spinal Tap. Our caches shrunk in direct proportion to the walls. The first cache was super sized; it seemed like an entire convience store had been dropped on us. While our highest cache wouldn't have fed an anorexic sparrow. Calories per meal were also less. Reduced from a morning feast of snake n'eggs to a pathetic sip of SlimFast. Mmmm...SlimFast. In sled selection Mike and Isabel quickly noticed their choice of boggies ran counter to the LIM style. Their ridged sleds we big enough to merit names, like the SS Misery. The minimalists used crazy carpet sleds perfected after years in the Coast Range. The consequence, the wily veterans noted, was Mike and Isabel carried more group gear. Needless to say they got less recognition for their efforts. The girth of members became less, the distance travelled per day became less, and the heat output from Ales's stove became much less. Most expeditions hope everyone will make the peak. With the new "Less is More" system Barry Mason was our only summit climber. The plan was working perfectly. Not to be outdone, by the end of the expedition three of our members took the LIM program to a zen-like level by forgoing everything except the clothes on their backs. This led to less fingers, less toes, and a futile hope for less publicity. Of course there is more to the story, but as a true believer I'm offering less.
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