Logan called in this evening from Camp 1 on their descent to basecamp. They are doing great and in good spirits, enjoying the descent. They’ll plan to start down the glacier the last 5 miles to basecamp late tonight/early morning to take advantage of the coldest time of day when the glacier surface is frozen…
Under blue skies the team made their way from 14 Camp back down to Camp 2 at 11,200′. Everyone is doing well and enjoying the nice weather! Here’s Allan with the day’s report: recording
Nick called in from “Team Snyder” this evening with the update. They reached a high point at over 16,000 ft today and are going to start down the mountain over the next few days. They are all doing great and in good spirits, but decided they were at their high point and it was time…
Alan called in from Camp 3 at 14,200ft where they were taking a day to rest and acclimatize. They took a walk over to a place called the “Edge of the World” and enjoyed the views of the Alaska Range on a beautiful day. Here’s Alan checking in:
Guide Logan reports that the weather was beautiful and the winds calm, and the team made the move from 11 Camp to 14 Camp. Way to go, team! The plan is to take a rest day tomorrow, then cache again above camp at 16,400′. Here’s Logan: recording
Today the team moved a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site around Windy Corner at 13,700′. Thankfully Windy Corner did not live up to it’s name—it was a beautiful day! The plan is to keep the momentum going, and move up to 14 Camp tomorrow. Here’s Nick: recording
The team made a quick lap to the cache site and picked up the load of equipment and supplies that they left a couple of days ago. It’s really an “active” rest day, as the cache site is very close to camp. It gave the team an opportunity to stretch their legs and keep the…
Under beautiful blue skies, the team made the move to Camp 2 at 11,200′. It sounds like everyone is doing well and the team is making good progress up the glacier. Here’s Allan with the day’s report: recording
Lead Guide Nick Nason called in from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier after he, Alan Snyder and Logan Demarcus had a great day carrying loads to an elevation of about 10,000′. It was a sunny, clear day and they made the most of the good weather to ferry supplies close to their next camp.…
Mountain Trip Guide Logan Demarcus called in from 7,800′ on the vast Kahiltna Glacier. He, Alan Snyder and Lead Guide Nick Nason made the five mile trek from Base Camp in the early hours of pre-dawn, and enjoyed great conditions, with a firm trail up the glacier. As the day warmed with the sun of…