July 11, 2011
It was a snowy and windy day for most of the day up on Denali, so not a bad day to have a rest day scheduled. They had about 6" of snow over the day, and a bit of wind at times, but overall not to bad. They are eating
July 11, 2011
The crew spent a day watching the snow fall and wind blow today up at 17,200 ft on Denali. They got out of their tents to walk about a bit, and fortify the snow block walls that they have protecting their tents, but it was mostly a tent day. They
July 11, 2011
Our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi flew into base camp and picked up our crew just a short time ago. They are all back in Talkeetna now and heading over to the Road House for one of their legendary breakfasts!
July 10, 2011
They had a day to rest, recover, and acclimate today at 17,200 ft. It was snowing for much of the day, so it was a good day to relax. They are hoping for a nice morning tomorrow for a shot at the summit!
July 10, 2011
Hello everyone and thank you for following our expedition. First of all I wanted to say thank you to all of the members of our expedition. This was a group that worked very hard together as a team. Although we did have some weather days in town before we flew
July 10, 2011
They had a bit of snow today, but they were able to carry loads of food and fuel up to the ridge at 16,400 ft today. This is often a pretty difficult and physical day and everybody did really well. They are set up now to move up to high
July 9, 2011
Durny called in from 7,800 ft tonight where they are waiting for a good freeze so they can head down to base camp. They still hope to be able to move tonight after it cools off. Here's Durny. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-06-13-09.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 9, 2011
llIt was a day of recovery and acclimatization for the June 28 team at camp 3 today. They relaxed, slept in, ate we, and practiced for going up the fixed ropes tomorrow. It sounds like they are having a good time up there, and excited to carry a load of
July 9, 2011
They had a big day today, moving up 3,000 ft of some of the most challenging terrain on the route. They did great, but are tired tonight and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Here's Tyler from the June 26 team. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-04-21-19.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 9, 2011
The guys descended almost 10,000 ft yesterday from 17,200 ft at high camp down to camp 1 at 7,800 ft. They arrived early this morning and are going to spend the day resting there. There was a blanket of low clouds over the Kahiltna last night keeping the warmth in,
