Hello everyone! Our trip wrapped up a handful of days ago and Bob is back home in Seattle and the guides have moved on toward their next adventures. Although our trip concluded early due to an injury Bob sustained while ascending Motorcycle Hill on our move to 14,200 camp, the guides want to applaud Bob…
We just received word that the Gigi Legacy team is headed back to Base Camp. It sounds like Bob has sustained an injury to his leg, and while he is ambulatory, he has elected to descend. We are so sorry that this happened and we are super proud of Bob’s effort. The guides report that…
Bob and the crew moved up to 14,000 ft camp today where they’ll settle in for the next several nights acclimatizing and preparing to move up to high camp. Here’s Joe calling in with all the news from 14k: recording
Ben called in with Gigi’s Legacy team from 11,200ft where they took a rest day and enjoyed some delicious sounding meals. They hope to move up to 14 camp tomorrow. recording
Guide Joda called in to clarify that the team is climbing the West Buttress route. He inadvertently stated the West Rib in his previous report. Here’s Joda: recording
Assistant guide Joda Hankins called in from one of my favorite camps, the basin at 11,200′. Bob and the guide team moved up today and have settled in to their new home for the next few nights. The climb up from 7,800′ ascends the first significant hill of the route, known as Ski Hill. This…
Ben Adkison called in a post that was a bit garbled, but the gist of it was that the team is doing great. Bob and the guides carried supplies up to about 10,000′ to the top of the Kahiltna Glacier and cached it all in a deep hole they dug in the snow. After burying…
Bob called in from the middle of the Kahiltna Glacier, at 7,800′. They awoke early this morning and cruised the five miles up glacier to the site of their first on-mountain camp of their expedition. they moved well and made good time, which is a great litmus test for the days to come. Here’s Bob!…
Bob, Joe and Ben had one day of weather delay in Talkeetna, but flew onto the glacier, arriving at the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier on June 11th. They spent the 12th outside of Base Camp, reviewing skills that they will need to use as they ascend the mountain. After finishing their practice, they…
Well, they say that one thing you can count on with the weather is that it will always change. The stormy, snowy weather that has taken up residence over much of the Alaska Range has released its icy hold and planes are flying! All of our teams that have been stuck at Base Camp are…