July 8, 2011
Joe called in this evening from Camp 3 where they will be spending their 2nd night tonight. Today they went back down to Windy Corner where they left a cache a few days ago, and brought all of that food and fuel up to 14,200 ft. Tomorrow they plan to
July 8, 2011
The team took a day off today to recover and acclimate before the summit push. They slept in and enjoyed big meals including Pizza for dinner. It is great to get a day to truly recover up there after days and days of work and increasing altitude. They'll be feeling
July 8, 2011
The boys are heading for base camp tonight. They departed high camp late this morning after sleeping in a bit. They arrived at Camp 3 (14,200 ft) late this afternoon, and spent the afternoon and evening resting there and waiting for the cooler temps to head down the mountain. They
July 7, 2011
They are all back in camp safe and sound after a great summit day! Congratulations to all. They'll sleep in a bit tomorrow, and then start on down towards base camp over the next couple of days.
July 7, 2011
They had another beautiful day up there on Denali and carried loads of gear up to 16,400 ft on the ridge leading up to high camp. Everybody did really well today, and they are looking forward to a rest day tomorrow before pushing on up to high camp. After a
July 7, 2011
The team woke up early this morning to blue skies and no wind, so they excitedly ate their bagels, drank some coffee, and hit the trail. They moved up motorcycle hill, around Windy Corner, past their cache from yesterday, and up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. They had a
July 7, 2011
The guys summitted around 7pm AK time today. They are all doing great, and it is beautiful up there right now with only 10 mph winds. The ski conditions are going to be pretty good right off the top down a section called "Pig Hill", but it sounds like they
July 7, 2011
They woke up to a beautiful windless morning at high camp this morning and are finishing up their coffee and heading for the summit. It will likely take them 6-9 hours to reach the summit today, and we hope to get a call from them on the top.
July 6, 2011
It was a great day up at 14,000 ft on Denali, sunny, warm, and no winds. The team picked up the cache below them near Windy Corner, and carried their gear back up to Camp 3 where they will spend a couple of more nights. Tomorrow they plan to carry
July 6, 2011
The June 28th team enjoyed a beautiful sunny windless day to carry loads up to "Windy Corner". They cached some gear up there, and returned to their tents at 11,000 ft for the night. Tomorrow they plan to move up to 14,200 ft camp. Everyone is doing great and sounds
