Guide Chris Cullaz called in an update on the June 17 Team, who pushed up camp despite the wind and the last lingering low visibility of the last storm cycle. They made the move from 11,200′ Camp Two to 14,200′ Camp Three in good time, despite the poor conditions. It sounds like the team is…
Climber Myra Bertrand called in an update on the June 17 West Buttress Team. In the afternoon, it sounds like the sun finally made an appearance! The team has spent the last two days weathered in their tents, at Camp Two at 11,200′. The team’s next move will be up to Camp Three at 14,200′.…
Climber Julie Leigh called in an update on the June 17 West Buttress team, back at camp after a day of heading up the route to set a cache at around 13,500′ around Windy Corner. Other teams in the area have mentioned that Windy Corner lived up to its namesake today, with blustery weather. For…
Terry Sanders gave a call from the beautiful basin camp at 11,000′ after the team had an active rest day of sorts. They slept in, at a big breakfast and then dropped down out of camp to retrieve the cache of supplies they had buried a couple days ago at around 10,00 feet. In climber…
Climber Myra called in an update on the June 17 West Buttress Trip! First off the team gives a Father’s Day shoutout from the glacier. The team spent the day placing their first cache on the route at the top of Ski Hill, near Kahiltna Pass. With 22-days worth of supplies in tow and on…
The June 17 team arrived at Camp 1 this afternoon after traveling in a bit of snow and wind. After a long walk with heavy sleds and packs, the team will now take some well deserved rest before planning to put in a cache of gear around 10,200′. This cache consists of gear and food…
The June 17 team arrived in Basecamp yesterday afternoon. Everyone is psyched and can’t wait to start climbing! The team planned to move to Camp 1 last night under the “Midnight Sun” in order to avoid the high temperatures during the day. This is a common schedule this time of year! Here’s Climber, Julie: recording