April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011 6:00 pm Back in Base Camp Hi Everyone. I'm gonna keep this one short for now as we just arrived back in BC today after our first rotation up the mountain. We spent 2 nights at Camp I and 3 nights at Camp II and I'm happy
April 24, 2011
The team met one another today in Anchorage. I've not gotten a report as to how everything went, which means that everyone's kit looked good, with no significant omissions. Denali requires a certain amount of specific clothing and equipment that you don;t need for most other mountains. Sometimes you don't
April 24, 2011
Here is a short slide show of very cool images Neal shot before moving up to Camp 2: [slideshow]
April 24, 2011
Bill Allen from Camp 2 Another day at Camp 2. We woke again to a beautiful morning here high in the Western Cwm with Mt. Everest towering above. It was another calm cold night up here, with a couple of inches of snow through the evening. We haven’t been stirring
April 23, 2011
I just spoke with lead guide Dave Staeheliearlier this afternoon, who reported that the guides had all the food and equipment packed for our April 24th team. Tomorrow, they will meet the climbers at the iconic Earth Bed and Breakfast, near downtown Anchorage. Tomorrow is a pretty full day that
April 23, 2011
We heard from the team this morning and they are still socked in at Kahiltna Pass. It is what we call 0/0 visibility, or living inside a ping pong ball, with whiteout in every direction. Spirits are high, however; and they dined on a chicken and pasta dinner and stuffed
April 23, 2011
Bill Allen, Camp 2 21,500ft/6550m We moved up to Camp 2 on Friday, after a couple of very windy days down at Camp 1 (20,000 ft). We had winds over 50 mph for much of the night of the 21st and it wasn’t a pleasant night. We and our tents
April 23, 2011
Bill called a little while ago to check in after a calm night at Camp 2. The first night at over 21,000' is seldom a pleasant one and everyone is feeling a bit slow and looking forward to taking a slow and easy day in camp. Today, they plan to
April 22, 2011
The team moved up to Camp 2, at 21,400+ feet last night. Bill makes a call to report that all members were feeling well, and happy to be settling into their tents to try and tune out the 60 mph. winds. Click to hear Bill! [audio:http://mteverest2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/c4fd574cce3ac9bf5fe8054f1a1067fef0767458.mp3]
April 22, 2011
The team tried to call in yesterday, but thick cloud cover prevented transmission via their satellite phone. They did reach our Alaska office late last night to report on their movements of the past couple of days. On Wednesday, April 20th, the team carried gear and supplies to a point
