May 23, 2011
The West Rib team made a quick move from 11 to 14 camp, moving very strongly despite a stiff wind coming around Windy Corner. Everyone reports feeling strong and motivated. The plan is to backcarry their gear today and prepare to head up the fixed lines to 16,000' tomorrow.
May 23, 2011
The crew put in another great day yesterday, carrying a load of food and gear to 14,500'. Conditions sounded a little icy but Jared still reported fun climbing and a team that continues to step up and work hard. The weather was trying to cooperate; the winds were up a
May 23, 2011
Ben Adkinson called in to let us know that the team remained in camp at 11,200' today. The winds up above them were pretty brutal, and they did not want to push it in such conditions. It sounds like they took the day to load up on calories, as they
May 22, 2011
Hello Everyone, Our May 20th Highly Supported West Buttress team is on the glacier and apparently having a pretty good time, from the sound of the podcast they called in on the evening of May 22nd. The team met in Anchorage on Saturday, May 20th and the guides conducted a
May 22, 2011
Rough weather kept the crew in camp today, after making a carry around Windy Corner yesterday. They had planned to move up and around the Corner again today, passing the cache of supplies they left at 13,500' and progressing to the large 14,200' (4328m) camp. Here's Isaac: [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/audio-post-2011-05-23-03-52-43.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
May 22, 2011
Yahoo! We are all back in Base Camp after a long few days. The whole group summitted on May 20th on a perfect day. We had an absolutely beautiful sunrise over Tibet on our way up. Everyone did very well with no problems or issues. Yesterday saw us descend from
May 22, 2011
Mike called in and he had nothing new to report, they are still hanging out at 14k in camp waiting for the winds to die down up high. Mountaineering is often a waiting game, so everyone is listening to their iPods or reading books and waiting for the next meal
May 22, 2011
I spoke with Jared last night, and what sounded like high winds in the background was just the stoves melting snow for water. Jared reported that all was well, but the connection was poor and I couldn't understand enough to give an accurate report as to what had happened for
May 21, 2011
Adam called in a podcast from camp at 14,200' (4328m). They spent the day fortifying their camp with snow walls, as high winds buffeted the team. It sounds like what we would call "full-on" conditions, requiring multiple layers of clothing and facemasks to protect their noses and cheeks from the
May 21, 2011
As so often happens on Denali expeditions, two guests from Joe Butler's team have decided to descend to basecamp. Art and Bob hitched a ride with two Mountain Trip rope teams and are now either in the air from basecamp or already in Talkeetna. The rest of the group forges
