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Lonnie Dupre leaves February 25 for Alaska, to embark on his fifth attempt to summit Begguya (Mt. Hunter, 14,573 feet), in the Alaska Range. “Begguya” means “child” [of Denali] in the native Tanaina language, and is a notoriously difficult peak. It has yet to see a solo winter ascent. Aside from Dupre’s handful of attempts on Begguya, famed Japanese cold man Masatoshi Kuriaki (“The Japanese Caribou”) has made nearly a dozen solo winter attempts himself. Lonnie Dupre during his 2005 expedition to the North Pole. Photo: Lonnie Dupre. Based in Minnesota, the 59-year-old Dupre holds a penchant for all things cold, particularly polar exploration. He became the first to complete a non-motorized circumnavigation of Greenland, a 6,500-mile expedition by kayak and dog team, and the first west to east winter crossing of the Northwest Passage (3,000 miles) by dog team. Dupre is also an accomplished mountaineer, one of the few to solo Denali (20,340 ft) in winter. He als ....