Rest day for June 26 crew
They had a day to rest, recover, and acclimate today at 17,200 ft. It was snowing for much of the day, so it was a good day to relax. They are hoping for a nice morning tomorrow for a shot at the summit!
June 26 team up to high camp 17,200 ft
They had a big day today, moving up 3,000 ft of some of the most challenging terrain on the route. They did great, but are tired tonight and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Here’s Tyler from the June 26 team. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-04-21-19.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
June 26 expedition enjoys a day of rest
The team took a day off today to recover and acclimate before the summit push. They slept in and enjoyed big meals including Pizza for dinner. It is great to get a day to truly recover up there after days and days of work and increasing altitude. They’ll be feeling strong and rested tomorrow when…
June 26th team carried loads to 16,400 ft today
They had another beautiful day up there on Denali and carried loads of gear up to 16,400 ft on the ridge leading up to high camp. Everybody did really well today, and they are looking forward to a rest day tomorrow before pushing on up to high camp. After a day to recover and gain…
June 26th crew enjoyed a beautiful day high on Denali
It was a great day up at 14,000 ft on Denali, sunny, warm, and no winds. The team picked up the cache below them near Windy Corner, and carried their gear back up to Camp 3 where they will spend a couple of more nights. Tomorrow they plan to carry a load of gear up…
June 26th Crew up to Camp 3
The team moved up to Camp 3 today at 14,200 ft. Sounds like they had a great day, and everybody is doing great. They will be here for the next several nights acclimating and preparing to move up to high camp. Cian called in tonight. Click below to listen. [audio:http://mountaintripblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-06-03-25-36.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
June 26 team cached at 13,500 ft today
Jared called in this afternoon from Camp 2 after returning from a successful day. They carried a load of gear, food, etc. up Motorcycle Hill, around Windy Corner, and cached it just about 1 hour short of Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. After digging a hole in the snow and stashing all of the gear,…
June 26 team watching it snow
Jared just called to say they were in camp all day today while the snow fell on Denali. It was the story up and down the mountain, pretty good snowfall and very little movement by our climbing teams. They are all doing great, and a day of rest doesn’t hurt right now, they’ll be even…
June 26 team moved up to Camp 2
Jared called in this afternoon from Camp 2 at 11,200 ft. They got an early start this morning again, and were in camp before lunch time. It was a bit cloudy this morning, but improved as they moved up in altitude from 7,800 to over 11,000 ft. They are doing good, and moving really well…
June 26 team calls in from 11,000 ft camp
Marten called in today from our June 26th team. They are doing great and he says they are really enjoying the experience. They’ve been traveling by night, and sleeping most of the day, so it’s been difficult for them to keep track of what time it is, but they are having fun. Here’s the call.…