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
July 3, 2011
They are out of base camp! It took an extra day, but they are on their way up the mountain. Joe called this morning from Camp 1 after traveling up the lower Kahiltna glacier through the night. They had to wind around a lot of crevasses to get there, but
July 2, 2011
Kelly called in from high camp after moving up on a reasonably nice day. They were settling in this evening melting snow for water and making some soup and dinner. Everyone did great today, and they are excited to be up at 17,200 ft. Click below to listen to Kelly's
July 2, 2011
Karen called in this morning to say they were standing by and watching the weather this morning. They are ready to leave for the summit, but it was a bit windy this morning up at high camp. The winds are dropping a bit, so let's hope they get a chance
July 2, 2011
The last Mountain Trip team of the 2011 Alaska season is off to a slow start. They woke up late last night to get ready to move up to Camp 1, and they were living in a cloud. It was raining... and there was very low visibility. They decided not
