June 28, 2011
After a day of waiting for the snow to stop falling at Base Camp, the team members of our June 26th crew loaded up and flew the 45 minute flight into the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier this morning. We call getting stuck in Talkeetna the "Talkeetna Hang." This
June 28, 2011
Our June 28th West Buttress team is currently assembled at the Earth Bed and Breakfast in Anchorage, with all of their mountain kit spread out for our guides to look over. This is part of a very detailed equipment check that we perform for each team member before we begin
June 28, 2011
Durny called in this evening from camp 2 at 11,000 ft. They moved up this morning in whiteout conditions with snow and wind obscuring any visibility. It snowed over a foot in the last 24 hours, so the trail from yesterday was long gone, but they were able to follow
June 28, 2011
It was another cloudy, snowy, windy day on Denali and all of our teams are waiting for the weather to change. Jacob called in this evening after another day of snow at the 11,000 camp, and not much new and exciting to report. They are working their way through some
June 28, 2011
Caitlin called in after dinner with the daily update. Sounds like they are eating well, and trying to be patient with the weather. Breakfast was blueberry, chocolate chip pancakes with bacon, and dinner involved a fair bit of bacon as well. They'll be staying warm up there with that diet.
June 27, 2011
Kevin and company called in this evening from the 14,000 ft camp at the end of another stormy, windy day. The highlight of the day was gathering for meals, and telling stories. They are all doing great, and hoping for a break in the weather to be able to
June 26, 2011
Durny called in this evening after a great dinner tonight. They were able to carry a load up to 10,000 ft today, but encountered some pretty crummy weather and whiteout conditions and had to travel by GPS. They are all doing great, and actually got to ski a bit of
June 26, 2011
Jacob called in this evening from the 11,000 ft camp, wind and snow kept them from moving up to the next camp today, but they are all doing great. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-26-23-25-17.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
June 26, 2011
Jacob called in tonight after dinner on a snowy day at 11,000 ft. They didn't stray far from their tents today in the snow and wind. It was a relatively relaxing day, but the sun never really showed. The guides used their time to show off their mountain cooking skills,
