Though I suspect Henry rigged the game, here is Jerry reporting in from camp at 11,200′. It sounds like the weather was a real challenge today, which is interesting, because the report from our team just 3,000′ above was that it was calm, though a bit foggy. Today the team made their “back carry” down…
I just spoke with Ben a bit ago and it sounds like things are going really well for the team and they are going to make a carry up onto the ridge that leads to high camp in just a few minutes. Yesterday, they did a “back-carry” to bring the supplies that they had cached…
Good morning everyone. We received a call from our April 17th team last night. Chase Franklin gives us all the update on food, weather, and their plans for the next few days. Click here to hear Chase and Zach: [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/141c7ef9519bd7b4bd43ac81db6d1f291477fb702.mp3]
Dave Daquino gives us all an update on the great food and chilly temperatures! Click here to HEAR! [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/audio-post-2011-04-28-04-11-00.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
[slideshow] Here are some images of the terrain that the team is hiking through. There are two shots of tents in the Camp 1 area, one looking roughly down glacier with Mount Hunter slightly visible through the clouds, and another looking up glacier past a couple camps with Ski Hill in the background. Another, with…
Henry called in yesterday evening to report that the team packed up all their kit and moved five miles up the vast Kahiltna Glacier to a spot at about 7,800′ (2380m) where they set up their Camp 1. The spot is off the point where the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna comes out from the…
OK folks, the team is reunited and on the move! Jacob called in last night and reported that he, Zvika, James Josh and Chase all carried a load of supplies up and around the infamous Windy Corner at roughly 13,500′ (4115m). Though technically an “early season” expedition, the team encountered very warm temperatures and Jacob…
Hi folks, The April 24th team has called in a post from 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna glacier. They are planning to hike up and cache some food above “ski Hill”, then come back down to camp. Click to hear the update: [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/audio-post-2011-04-27-04-22-07.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
The April 24th team is en route to KIA (Kahiltna International Airport), located at 7,200′ (2200m) on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. They left Anchorage at about 8 am this morning and drove 45 minutes to the famous town of Wasilla, Alaska (“I can see Russia from my yard!”) where they took a…
Hi Folks, Sorry for the delay, but the team has been in motion and getting messages out has been delayed somewhat. Jacob and the team have moved to the broad basin at 11,200′ (3413m) I described previously. The thick clouds and steady wind dissipated somewhat and permitted them to push up to camp. It sounds…