Yesterday the team carried a load up and around Windy Corner to about 13,500 ft. They put in a cache of food and fuel in preparation for moving up to Camp 3. It was a good day up on the mountain and they are having a great time and working hard. Today the team is…
Yesterday Karen, Adam and crew moved up to 14,000 ft camp. It was a pretty big day carrying pretty big loads and it required good weather to get around Windy Corner, so the team was happy to arrive in camp. Today the team will back carry down to 13,500 where they cached gear a few…
The June 17th team is holding steady at high camp, waiting for an opportunity for a summit bid. Heavy cloud cover, wind and light snowfall has kept the team hunkered down. Waiting for the weather to clear is a difficult part of an expedition, and a good book sure comes in handy! We will keep…
Marty called in to report that the team made a carry to the plateau camp at 14,400 ft. They encountered high winds and cold temperatures, but everyone is doing well and feeling good. Here’s Marty: recording
Well the team made really good time, perhaps motivated by thoughts of food that was not prepared over a camp stove and beverages not made from melted snow. They arrived at Base Camp earlier today and caught a flight out to Talkeetna with our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi. The team will spend the night…
The weather improved a bit this afternoon and the team was able to start their descent from high camp after a delay. They are at Camp 3 (14,200 ft) for the evening and intend to continue their descent early in the morning and hope to be in base camp in just another day or so.
The June 17th team is at high camp again tonight after waiting out a stormy day on the mountain. It was a cold and windy day today, but they are hopeful that tomorrow will be better and they’ll get their summit chance soon. Here’s Nancy with the call from high camp tonight. recording
The June 26th team, along with most everyone else on the mountain, stayed in camp today while the wind blew and the snow fell. The weather improved slightly as the day went on, and the forecast is for a better day tomorrow. They relaxed a bit today, and are excited to climb again when the…
The team is at Camp 2 for another day in stormy weather, but the wind and snow began to let up this evening on the mountain. Here’s Tessa with the evening call and Happy 4th of July! recording Francisco was ill and had to leave the trip today, but he’s already back down in Anchorage…
The team had hoped to descend down the ridge to 14,200′, but a windy, snowy storm settled on high camp before they could start to head down the mountain. They decided that there is no reason to push things, so they settled back into their tents and are waiting for the weather to improve. They…