Our team of hardy climbers enjoyed a rest day at Camp 2, 11, 200′ (3413m). It was a good day for resting up; taking naps, reading, fueling, hydrating, or skills practice for crampon and ice axe use. Not too much else to update for this team. They have some backcarrying and caching to do before…
Yesterday the team packed up camp for another move. Tackling Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, and Windy Corner, they found themselves in Genet Basin where Camp 3 lies at 14,200′ (4328m). The backdrop of the basin is dramatic and inspiring. Behind camp, the Headwall rises up to meet the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m). The ridge climbs and…
Jesse called in to update us from Anchorage. The team is back in bustling civilization. Gary is back in Nashville enjoying his new grandbaby, congratulations! Grant is headed back to Colorado. Jesse is hanging in Anchorage for a bit. Here’s Jesse: recording
Immediately out of the camp, the climbers first ascend for a mile up Motorcycle Hill. Topping out here, they are at the base of another hill known as Squirrel Hill, with dramatic views of the Peters Glacier dropping down to their left. They climb up Squirrel Hill and find themselves in an up-sloping basin of…
Yesterday the team chilled out at Camp 3, 14,200′ (4328m). They enjoyed a little sunshine, warm lunches, and hot drinks while getting ready for their move up to High Camp soon. Sometimes on these rest days, teams will check out the Edge of the World. Which is where Genet Basin drops a dramatic 6,000′ (1828m)…
Yesterday this team climbed up Ski Hill, rising 1,200′ above Camp 1 (7,800′ 2377m), and continued to navigate through rolling terrain until they took a big right turn and up another hill into Camp 2, at 11,200′ (3413m). Here, it starts to feel like you’re actually on the mountain. The terrain becomes more technical, the…
Yesterday the team left Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m) and walked down to their cache at 10,200′ (3108m). They dug up their buried supplies, packed them up, and hiked back up to camp. Now they are fully supplied here, at Camp 2. Their next move will be to put in a cache above Camp 2,…
Elias calls in to report the team has made it to the Cassin Ledge! The team is at about 13,000′ (3962m). It sounds like they are doing well. They will make camp here and fuel up in preparation for the next leg of their journey. Here’s Elias with more details: recording
Yesterday this rockstar team packed up camp at Camp 1, 7,800′ (2377m), and climbed over 1,000′ up Ski Hill which rises directly behind camp. Once one top of the hill, the team is on another wide, upscoping expanse of the glacier and they continued to ascend through rolling terrain until they took a climbers right…
Yesterday the team climbed up from their camp around 10,200′ (3108m) to Camp 2 which sits at 11,200′ (3413m). Camp 2 sits below some magnificent seracs, which are large columns of ice that peel off of the glacier as it moves over convexities in the terrain. The team can see the top of Kahiltna Dome…