Hayden Kennedy
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Sep 28, 2026
Julie HenningsenHOST
It had shown Doug Scott and Chris Bonnington what you would have to endure to survive it.
Julie HenningsenHOST
The third ascent of the Ogre didn't come until 2012, when American climbers Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy summited the Ogre via a new route on the south face, earning a Piolet d'Or for their achievement, basically the Oscar award for climbing.
Julie HenningsenHOST
And I'll mention Hayden Kennedy was well known and loved here in Montana, where he was living at the time of his own tragic death in 2017.
Julie HenningsenHOST
When Bonington reflected on the experience years later, he described the Ogre like this.
Julie HenningsenHOST
He thought of the mountain as this great cunning cat.
Astra LincolnGUEST
So, yeah, I feel psyched.
Astra LincolnGUEST
And I still feel a little, like, butterfly-y feeling about it, knowing that it's out in the universe, because there's so much more that I could have said about Michael and certainly a lot, a lot more that remains to be said about Hayden and...
Astra LincolnGUEST
I wish I had the opportunity to write a several volume book length work about both of them because they're both such incredible characters.
Astra LincolnGUEST
But yeah, it was just really special to get to spend time thinking about both of them.
Chris KalousHOST
I mean, he is actually raising his profile at the moment.
Chris KalousHOST
Andrew, have you noticed he's on Instagram?
Andrew BisharatHOST
Yeah, he's using Hayden's classic hashtag.
Andrew BisharatHOST
Yeah, to tweet my