May 6 team: saying hello
recording
May 6 team-backcarry
Nick Shepherd and his team are feeling strong and are excited about the high pressure system. Yesterday they traveled down the glacier and picked up their cache at Windy Corner.
May 6 Team – Happy Birthday!
Angela called in with a report from chilly Camp 3 at 14,200′. She is sharing her birthday with lead guide Nick and it sounds like they made the day fairly festive up there! It was cold last night with temperatures hitting -20F at night, however; the sun came out and warmed things up a lot…
Dallas checks in
recording The team had a chilly night (20 below 0) but is enjoying a sunny day, and plans to round “Windy Corner” today to make a cache.
May 6 Team – Angela calls from 11,200′
Angela called in with a really nice message from the basin camp at 11,200′. The team left the 7,800′ camp at around noon and made their way up glacier to the head of the Kahiltna. They made a hard right turn and climbed up into a beautiful basin to make their way to a nice…
May 6 Team – at Camp 1
Nick called in with an audio post, but I suspect that the satellites passed out of view before he could finish his call… It’s way to early in the trip for high altitude babbling… I was able to speak with him over three attempts on the satellite phone and they spent the day at camp…
May 6 Team Calls in from Camp 1
Nick called in from Camp 1 after carrying a load up the hill and caching it earlier this morning. It sounds like it is snowing pretty hard currently, so they’re happy to be back in camp and hunkered down for the rest of the day. Click the link to listen to Nicks afternoon call! recording…
May 6 Team – At Camp 1
Nick called in from Camp 1 at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier last night. The team moved up glacier in really great conditions. Nick described the Kahiltna as being in the best shape he’s seen in his seven years guiding on Denali. Everyone did really well and they are planning to carry supplies up to…