Well, their patience paid off and the team had a beautiful, sunny day for the move to High Camp. The climb to High Camp is one of the most enjoyable days of climbing on the expedition because for the most part you are climbing on top of the ridge, weaving in and out of rocks…
Today the team made a quick foray down to 13,200′ to retrieve their cached equipment. It sounds like everyone is happy to be at 14 Camp with all their kit. Weather permitting, the plan is to carry a load of equipment and supplies up the steepest section of the route, departing camp and hiking up…
The team is monitoring the weather closely, hoping for a period of a few days of stable weather in which to continue their ascent. They are being patient, and 14 Camp is not such a bad place to be while they wait for the weather to settle. There are lots of other teams at 14…
It’s a party at 14 Camp, with three Mountain Trip teams in residence. Like the June 23 Team, the June 24 Team is waiting for an opportunity to move up to High Camp. Patience is an important skill to have in the mountains, and when the time is right the team will be ready to…
It was a weather day for the June 23rd team, so they rested, relaxed and hydrated in preparation for the move up to high camp. Brian reports that the team is monitoring the weather closely, as there is an approaching storm. In the meantime, they plan to feast on a pizza dinner (!!). Here’s Brian:…
The team pushed through some difficult conditions to move up to 14 Camp today. It sounds like Windy Corner lived up to it’s name, and the team experienced gusts up to 30 mph. But everyone is safe and sound at 14 Camp, resting and hydrating after the tiring move. Here’s Adam with a big hello…
The team is ready to move up to high camp, but the weather today didn’t cooperate. It was a windy day up high on the mountain and they’ll need some better weather to move to high camp. Everyone is doing great and ready to go when they get the chance.
Josh called in for a happy 4th of July post today. They are doing great and settled into camp, hoping to carry a load of food and fuel up to higher tomorrow in preparation for a move to high camp. Here’s Josh from Camp 3: recording
The team was able to get the job done today of caching food and fuel up around Windy Corner at 13,500 ft in spite of the deep new snow and winds. The weather improved dramatically today after yesterdays storms and 2 feet of new snow, but the trail breaking up through that new snow was…
The team enjoyed a break in the weather today and took advantage of the nice day by climbing up out of the 14,000 ft basin and caching food and fuel up near high camp in preparation to move on up. They are doing great and hoping for some nice weather so they can move up…