July 4, 2011
Joe Butler called in from 11,200 ft tonight after moving up in near white-out conditions. They were able to use their GPS and familiarity with the route to travel in what Joe described as being inside of a Ping Pong Ball. They are all doing great, and really happy to
July 4, 2011
Jacob just called in from the summit of Denali! They had to break trail through some pretty deep snow at times today, so it was a lot of work, but they made it. It is a beautiful evening up there, no wind and blue skies above. A great way to
July 4, 2011
Jared called in this afternoon from Camp 2 after returning from a successful day. They carried a load of gear, food, etc. up Motorcycle Hill, around Windy Corner, and cached it just about 1 hour short of Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. After digging a hole in the snow and
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]
