The “Riblet” team called in after a relatively short day of dropping down about 700′ below camp to retrieve the cache they left at 13,500′ a couple of days ago. They plan to move up onto the Rib tomorrow. The “Riblet” is a reference to the route these guys are attempting. There is a steep…
Fernando Larrain called in a post from the big basin camp at 14,200′ (4328m). He sends happy birthday wishes for a special someone and then recounted the hard work it took to reach this camp, from where they can see the summit. Everyone is doing well and they are looking forward to the coming days.…
The rest of the team finished the call from Base Camp, and Jason, Nungshi, Tashi and Caroline left nice messages for their friends and family. Supporting your climbers is very important, and thinking of you all is often the extra energy that climbers need to take that one… more.. step. Here is the team! recording
Yoshiko called in from Base Camp, after a quick hike down the Kahiltna. They are due to fly off the glacier shortly, but wanted to make a last call from the glacier. Jason got cut off prior to leaving his message, so stay tuned for Part 2! recording
Lead guide Ian Nicholson give a recap of the team’s progress to date. It’s pretty cool to hear an update in his words! recording
Lead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki-Back called in from the team’s Camp 1, down in the relatively thick air of 7,800′ on the main body of the Kahiltna Glacier. The team descended almost 10,000′ today, stopping for breaks at both the 14,200′ and 11,200′ camps. They had left caches of supplies as well as their garbage at…
Lead guide Ian Nicholson called in from the big, bustling basin camp at 14,200′. The team pushed hard to reach this camp, climbing up through almost constant snow, which was unusually wet for this time of year and at the elevations through which they climbed. They did great and rolled into camp late in the…
Fred Simmons called in from 11,200′ to thank everyone who is sending well wishes, good energy and prayers to Kurt Wedberg’s Sierra Mountaineering International blog. Kurt is a longtime friend of ours and a well-respected big mountain guide, with whom we are happy to be working with on this expedition. Mountain Trip has a long…
Lead guide Scott Woolums called in a brief update from 11,200′, before passing the phone to Volker. Unfortunately, the connection was abruptly lost before we could hear anything from Volker. Better living through technology, eh? The team plans to move up to the big camp at 14,200′. They put a cache in today at about…
Jochen called in a nice post from 11,200′ today. The team has been working hard, but their original route choice was thwarted by a week of bad weather, so they are now heading up the West Buttress, seeking fun climbing, and perhaps a nice view, as they climb higher. recording