The June 28 team spent the day at base camp going over glacier travel skills and rigging their packs and sleds for a Friday night departure. They’ll be getting up around 11 pm Friday night and traveling through the night and early morning to take advantage of the freezing temps when the glacier surface is…
The team flew into base camp right on schedule this afternoon from Talkeetna. This morning we picked them up from the B&B in Anchorage and drove them the 2 1/2 hours up to Talkeetna. They stopped by the National Park Service ranger station, and then it was off to the airport for their 45 minute…
Donald Alexander, selecting his lunch snack food for the next three weeks, with advice and supervision from guide Sean McManamy.
Our June 28th West Buttress team is currently assembled at the Earth Bed and Breakfast in Anchorage, with all of their mountain kit spread out for our guides to look over. This is part of a very detailed equipment check that we perform for each team member before we begin any expedition. The rest of…