Ski team back in Talkeetna!
Our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi flew into base camp and picked up our crew just a short time ago. They are all back in Talkeetna now and heading over to the Road House for one of their legendary breakfasts!
Ski Team at 7,800 ft
Durny called in from 7,800 ft tonight where they are waiting for a good freeze so they can head down to base camp. They still hope to be able to move tonight after it cools off. Here’s Durny. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-06-13-09.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
June 22 Ski Team at 7,800 ft
The guys descended almost 10,000 ft yesterday from 17,200 ft at high camp down to camp 1 at 7,800 ft. They arrived early this morning and are going to spend the day resting there. There was a blanket of low clouds over the Kahiltna last night keeping the warmth in, and preventing the snow from…
June 22 ski team heading for base camp tonight
The boys are heading for base camp tonight. They departed high camp late this morning after sleeping in a bit. They arrived at Camp 3 (14,200 ft) late this afternoon, and spent the afternoon and evening resting there and waiting for the cooler temps to head down the mountain. They will try to travel on…
Ski team back in high camp after summit
They are all back in camp safe and sound after a great summit day! Congratulations to all. They’ll sleep in a bit tomorrow, and then start on down towards base camp over the next couple of days.
June 22 Ski Team on the Summit!
The guys summitted around 7pm AK time today. They are all doing great, and it is beautiful up there right now with only 10 mph winds. The ski conditions are going to be pretty good right off the top down a section called “Pig Hill”, but it sounds like they are finding some pretty wind…
Ski team calls in from high camp
Here’s the evening call from the ski team at high camp. The winds have dropped off this evening and they are hoping tomorrow will be as nice as tonight. They are planning to head for the summit in the morning. Here’s the evening call. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-07-04-51-30.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
Weather Day at high camp
The June 22nd team is ready to go for the summit, but the weather just isn’t cooperating. It is a pretty clear day, but the winds are blowing hard up there right now and they are sitting tight in camp. It needs to be a pretty decent day for them to push up to 20,320…
Ski Trip at High Camp
They had a nice day at high camp today, picked up some gear from their cache on the ridge, and are ready to go for the summit tomorrow morning. They are doing great and hope to go early tomorrow. We’ll post any updates we get as the day goes by. Here’s the evening call. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-06-04-20-50.mp3|titles=Audio…
Ski team at high camp
They made it up to high camp at 17,200 ft after breaking trail through 1 1/2 feet of new snow today. It turned into a nice evening, and they settled into camp next to another Mountain Trip team who summited today. They plan to take a rest day tomorrow after a pretty tough day today,…