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,
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
