May 30, 2011
Four separate expeditions are now out of the mountains and living it up in town. Burmeister and his West Buttress team are spending the night in Talkeetna, while the West Rib team, Qobin's expedition and the Northwest Buttress crew are sleeping soundly in Anchorage. Good work and congratulations to all
May 30, 2011
Chris and company pulled into 14,200' camp this evening, and are happily in their sleeping bags after eating another delicious meal. Tomorrow they will travel down glacier for about 30 minutes to pick up their cache of gear, and spend the afternoon reviewing skills needed to proceed higher on the
May 30, 2011
Joe and the team made a bid for the Denali summit, but were turned down by increasingly bad weather conditions. They descended safely to camp and are now gathering their strength for one more shot tomorrow. Tomorrow is their "up or down" day, the last day an expedition can attempt
May 29, 2011
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May 29, 2011
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May 29, 2011
Hello everyone... What a great trip in the Alaska Range. I just like to take a moment to thank everyone on our trip for coming with a open mind and a positive attitude. In all we had a well rounded safe trip in one of the harshest climates on earth.
May 28, 2011
'Hot' was how 2nd guide Greg described the team's carry to 13,500' today. Besides the heat, everything went smooth, with the entire team continuing to perform strong despite the increased altitude.
May 28, 2011
The team has pulled into high camp at 17,200', set up their tents, eaten a meal and are most likely tucked into their sleeping bags asleep as I write this. It sounded like a long hard day, and most likely the team will take a rest day tomorrow to charge
May 28, 2011
Jacob and company carried loads up the fixed lines to 16,400' today, and as before everyone reportedly did a great job, moving strong and efficiently. A guide team went a little further up the ridge to high camp in order to put a little extra food ahead of the group
May 28, 2011
The NWB team is gearing up to head down the West Buttress route from 14 camp. They plan to leave at midnight with a few other Mountain Trip teams in order to avoid traveling in the heat of the day. If everything goes smooth they should be in basecamp early
