June 16, 2012
The expedition begins and everyone is at base camp tonight. It was a beautiful day in the Alaska Range, and they flew into base camp on schedule this afternoon. They settled in, put up their tents, and got ready for to head up the glacier early tomorrow. Here's Sebastian with
June 16, 2012
It's Duncan's birthday, and they celebrated by getting up really early, shouldering big packs, and climbing up over 3,000 ft to move up to Camp 2. It went well, and they once again made good time and were able to set camp and get a bit of a nap. They
June 16, 2012
The team made it to base camp early this morning and lined up to hop on a flight to Talkeetna. They'll get something to eat and then head back to Anchorage this evening for a shower and a warm bed. Congratulations on a great effort Suzanne! and welcome back.
June 16, 2012
It was still blowing almost 30 mph in high camp this morning and the team never really got a chance to go for the summit with reasonable conditions. If it's blowing 30 mph in camp, it's likely quite a bit higher up at Denali Pass, and on to the summit.
June 15, 2012
The team moved to high camp today! After a long stretch of tough weather things have changed and everyone is moving on the mountain again. They had a beautiful day climbing up the headwall to the ridge, and then ascending the beautiful airy ridge leading from 16,200 ft to high
June 15, 2012
Here's the evening call from the Warfighter team at 11,000 ft. They are moving right along and all is going well. It was a beautiful day on the mountain, and it was actually hot up there this afternoon. recording
June 15, 2012
The team took a day to rest and recover at high camp today after a big day of climbing yesterday. They are thrilled to see the improved weather, their patience is paying off with some blue skies and light winds in the forecast for the next couple of days. They
June 15, 2012
The team has enjoyed some beautiful weather so far on their time on the mountain. They've been getting up early in the morning and trying to beat the heat of the afternoon on the lower mountain so far. Today they carried a load of food, fuel, and gear up to
June 14, 2012
The climbers are finally being rewarded for their patience over the last week of stormy weather with a beautiful sunny day. They took advantage and moved on up to high camp today after 11 days at 14,000 ft. It's hard to explain how difficult it can be to stay motivated
June 14, 2012
Drew called in this evening from their new camp at 9,600ft. The team is doing great, having made two previous camps to this point. The plan for tomorrow is to move camp up into the beautiful basin camp at 11,200'. Here's Drew! recording
