June 12, 2011
Chris Kerrick called to give a report, saying that the team was camped on the Muldrow glacier right next to the Flatiron. He spoke of difficult travel due to a funky thin Continental snowpack and technical terrain. They moved for ten hours yesterday and were feeling tired and worked. Their
June 12, 2011
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June 11, 2011
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June 11, 2011
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June 11, 2011
The expedition, by reports from other teams at 14 camp, moved strong and fast to make their cache on the ridge at 16,400' and are all happily back in camp. That would put them in line for a rest day tomorrow.
June 11, 2011
Durny reports a great rest day at 14,200', eating big and walking around camp visiting other expeditions and repacking gear for the move to high camp. At 10pm guide Yoshiko Miyazaki left 14 camp with Grant and James to descend to basecamp. Everything is ok, Grant and James decided they
June 10, 2011
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June 10, 2011
The descent out to the north side of Denali is always much more arduous than descending the West Buttress, and this year, the conditions are more challenging than in recent memory. The team checked in early this morning while lead guide Chris Kerrick was in the process of lowering climbers
June 10, 2011
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June 10, 2011
We got a relay through another Mountain Trip group that the May 29 team made a carry up the fixed lines to 16,400' to cache their last load of gear up high. This sets the stage for a move to high camp on a few days. Most teams take a
