July 4, 2011
Durny called in this afternoon to say they were celebrating the 4th of July by climbing to high camp at 17,200 ft. They left late this morning, waiting to see what the weather was going to do. It was still snowing a bit, but was letting up a bit and
July 4, 2011
Karen called this evening from our June 12 expedition heading back down to base camp. They stopped at 7,800 ft ,Camp 1, and spent the warm part of the day there resting. They'll wait for the coldest part of the night and travel the last 5 miles down to base
July 4, 2011
Jacob called this morning to say they were finishing a bit of breakfast and packing up to try for the summit. The weather has improved this morning, and they are going to give it a try. We hope to hear from them on the summit late this afternoon. They'll try
July 3, 2011
Jared just called to say they were in camp all day today while the snow fell on Denali. It was the story up and down the mountain, pretty good snowfall and very little movement by our climbing teams. They are all doing great, and a day of rest doesn't hurt
July 3, 2011
They had a day of rest and acclimatization today at 17,200 ft while they watched the snow fall. It was a stormy day, but not miserable for our crew. They'll be ready to try for the summit as soon as the weather breaks for them. We wish them luck with
July 3, 2011
Here's the evening call from the June 12 team. They are down to 14,200 ft at Camp 3 and again getting some snow and bad weather. They've been unlucky with the weather on this trip, and it sounds like they are getting good at dealing with all the snow and
July 3, 2011
They took a rest/acclimatization day today after a big day yesterday. Durny called in this afternoon saying all is well, but he's having a hard time getting any of the other team members to leave a phone dispatch, so it's him again. Here's Durny. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-03-21-20-17.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 3, 2011
They woke up to wind and snow again this morning and weren't able to go for the summit again. It needs to be a pretty nice day high on Denali to spend the 12 hours + that it can take to go up to 20,320 ft and back. It sounds
July 3, 2011
They passed the phone around for the whole team to get a chance to say hello. Sean McManamy starts out the call saying they are all doing good at Camp 1 after a "spicy" day of glacier travel yesterday. They were able to navigate the worst of the crevassed areas
July 3, 2011
They climbed up to 16,800 ft today and cached some food and gear for their push up to high camp. It was a cloudy day with a bit of snow, which made for great skiing conditions on the descent. Tomorrow they'll take a rest/acclimatization day, which probably means they'll ski
