Today was a relatively relaxing day for the crew. They slept in a bit, had a big breakfast, and then went back down the trail a bit to pick up the cache they left at 13,500ft earlier in the trip. It was a bit snowy up there, but not too much to stop them from…
After some extra days at the 11,000 camp and a bit of snow, the team was able to move up to Camp 3 today in the 14,000 ft basin. They were happy to get climbing again. Here’s Kim calling from 14,200 ft! recording
The team is still waiting out the storm at 11,200′ (3413m). There is not much else to do in a situation like this, but to hang tough and wait. The snow has been falling steadily, at pretty much all elevations on the mountain. The winds are blowing pretty strong as well, making for challenging conditions.…
The team called in an audio post that was too garbled to understand, but they are hanging tough at the basin camp at 11,200′ (3413m). One of the climbers, Kat, developed some health issues that presented a few days back and were sufficient cause for her and the guides to decide that it was no…
The birthday girl and recipient of lots of very warm birthday wishes called in from 11,200′ camp. This camp has high walls of snow and ice to the south, which make communicating with the satellites circling the equator quite tough… Nevertheless, it’s really nice to hear even a brief message from Kat. recording
Aaron called in, but the satellite phone lost the connection before he could finish his message. The team is doing really well and is camped in the basin at 11,200′. They plan to move up to the big camp in “Genet Basin” at about 14,200′ (4328m) tomorrow. The climb up from their current position ascends…
The team carried a load up around Windy Corner to about 13,500 ft today. They put in a cache of food and fuel in preparation for moving up to Camp 3. It was a beautiful day up on the mountain and they are having a great time and working hard.
The team carried a load of equipment up to 10,000 ft today and cached it in preparation for moving up tomorrow. Sounds like they are doing great and having a good time. Listen to the call, we hear from almost everyone. recording
We received a call from the team from Camp 1 this evening. The weather wasn’t great, but they were able to move up the glacier about 5 miles up to Camp 1 at 7,800 ft. It’s not a lot of vertical gain, but the loads were big and they covered some ground today. There were…