July 1, 2011
Karen called from the June 12th team this evening. They are patiently waiting, eating Ramen for dinner, and hoping for a nice day tomorrow. Let's send them good vibes, and best wishes for a good day. Here's Karen. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-02-02-48-50.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 1, 2011
They got a bit of skiing in today, going back down to get their cache. Tomorrow they'll climb up to put a cache in on the ridge at 16,400 ft, and hope to find some nice snow to ski on the way back down. Here's Durny's evening call. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-01-23-57-06.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 1, 2011
Marten called in today from our June 26th team. They are doing great and he says they are really enjoying the experience. They've been traveling by night, and sleeping most of the day, so it's been difficult for them to keep track of what time it is, but they are
July 1, 2011
Durny called in this morning from Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. They are doing great, moved up yesterday, and will go down this afternoon to the cache at 13,500 ft where they left their gear a couple of days ago. Here's Durny: [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-01-17-20-27.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
July 1, 2011
The June 28 team spent the day at base camp going over glacier travel skills and rigging their packs and sleds for a Friday night departure. They'll be getting up around 11 pm Friday night and traveling through the night and early morning to take advantage of the freezing temps
July 1, 2011
The team carried a load of gear up to 10,000 ft today and left a cache in a hole in the snow. They are still moving during the early morning hours to avoid the heat of the day. They plan to move up to Camp 2 at over 11,000 ft
July 1, 2011
The guys moved up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today. They are all doing great, and had a good day moving around Windy Corner on a calm and sunny afternoon. They'll spend the next several days here at Camp 3 acclimating and skiing around before moving higher up the
July 1, 2011
They spent a day to acclimate and rest today in preparation for heading towards the summit in the morning. They are doing good, everybody is healthy, and the weather forecast is looking promising for tomorrow. It was a pretty nice day up there today, so they enjoyed some spectacular views
June 30, 2011
Meerie called in this evening from the 14,200 ft camp after climbing up to over 16,000 ft on the ridge today. It sounds like they are doing great and had a pretty nice day up high on Denali today. They are planning on taking a rest/acclimatization day tomorrow before pushing
June 30, 2011
The team flew into base camp right on schedule this afternoon from Talkeetna. This morning we picked them up from the B&B in Anchorage and drove them the 2 1/2 hours up to Talkeetna. They stopped by the National Park Service ranger station, and then it was off to the
