May 18, 2012
Good News today as the first team of the season has summited. This was mixed team fixing ropes. After 1pm today the summit was reached. We have heard news also from the North side that the ropes are going in there also. Our team is good. We just returned from
May 18, 2012
Nick Shepherd and his team are feeling strong and are excited about the high pressure system. Yesterday they traveled down the glacier and picked up their cache at Windy Corner.
May 18, 2012
Joe Butler, Kaern Bockel and the Tylers carried loads around Windy Corner and cached at 13,500'. It was hot but otherwise the weather was perfect.
May 18, 2012
John Race and company moved up the glacier from camp 1 to camp 2 yesterday, which is located at 11,200'.
May 17, 2012
We had a somewhat surprising development over the past 36 hours. The small April 29th team has decided to turn back and not make a summit push. There have been numerous factors that have resulted in this decision, including weather, health and team dynamics. Jason Gross has decided to remain
May 17, 2012
John Race called in a message last night to report that the May 13th team made a carry of supplies up to the head of the Kahiltna Glacier, at about 10,200'. They dug a deep hole in the snow, buried all their kit, and then dropped back down to their
May 16, 2012
Matt Pickeren called in from the team's Camp 2 at 11,200'. The team dropped back downhill to pick up the cache that they had left at about 10,400' after sleeping in until the sun baked them out of their tents. It sounds like they are eating well, and Matt describes
