May 29 team- at 11,200′ still
The weather didn’t cooperate today, and the team stayed at 11 in hopes of acceptable conditions in the near future.
May 29 team checks in from 11,200′
[audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-05-04-00-21.mp3|titles=Audio Post]May 29 team
This is a ‘before’ photo, taken outside the Earth bed and breakfast the day of the meet and greet in Anchorage. Right now, this expedition is tucked into a solid camp at 11,200′, just above Kahiltna Pass. They had a hard move from 7,800′ due to very windy and snowy conditions, but luckily the wind…
May 29 team checks in
[audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-03-04-34-00.mp3|titles=Audio Post]May 29 Team – Robert Durnell checks in from camp 1
Durny called in the following update from 7,800′ (2380m): [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-02-07-46-42.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
May 29th West Buttress Expedition
Our May 29th West Buttress Expedition is on the glacier and will move to their first of four or five camps this evening. Lead guide Rob Durnell (Durny) called in the first of many podcasts that the team will post over the course of their 2-3 week climb of Denali. The team is comprised of…