Trip Reports

June 7 Team Cached at 16,200′

Yesterday the team left Camp 3 (14,200′ 4937m) to climb about 1,000′ up the “Bunny Hill” to where the fixed lines begin. This usually takes a couple of hours. Here, at the bottom of the Headwall, two ropes spanning 600′ in length run from the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m) to a large crevasse known as…

June 5 Team Moves to High Camp

Yesterday the team was able to pack up in Camp 3 and move on up to High Camp! They retraced their steps from cache day, first climbing out of Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m) to the bergshrund at 15,000′ (4572m) where they clipped into the fixed lines with their ascenders. Here they spent a couple…

June 2 Team Moves to High Camp

Yesterday the team was able to pack up at Camp 3 (14,200′ 4328m) and move up to High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m). They retraced their steps from cache day. Starting first by climbing the slope from 14,200′ (4328m) for a couple of hours up to the beginning of the fixed lines at 15,000′. Here they…