May 6 team: all in Talkeetna
This expedition has drawn to a close. Stay tuned for a final entry courtesy of Nick Shepherd.
Trip Reports
Everest Team Heading For The Summit!
The Everest Team is on the way to the summit tonight! They left high camp just before 11pm and are on their way to the Balcony right now. They reported almost no wind tonight and everyone is doing great. We’ll hear from them again when they reach the S. Summit several hours from now and…
Lhotse Climbers back in camp Everest Team will leave tonight
Ania and Tarke are back down to high camp now after a summitting Lhotse this morning. They are brewing up some tea and having a bit to eat and then they’ll continue down to Camp 3 for the night. Great job Ania!! The Everest Team is feeling strong and ready for their summit bid tonight. …
May 20 Team – At 11,200′ (3400m)
Eric Larson called in from the team’s third camp on their ascent of the West Buttress of Denali. They pushed up into a beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ (3400m) today. It sounds like they had a beautiful, sunny day and arrived early enough to have the opportunity to kick back and enjoy it for a…
Traverse Team – Well Fed and Hot!
Chris Paul and Bart called in from 11,200′ (3400m), to update us on their day. They carried supplies around the infamous Windy Corner to cache at about 13,500′ (4115m) and it sounds like it was a very, very hot day, something that most folks do not consider encountering on Denali. Much of the talk is…
May 13 Team – Call from 14,200′
I’m pretty sure the caller is Jim Molnar, reporting on the doings of the crew, which spent the day at 14,200′ camp (aka Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood wow- rest days can really give you a lot of time to think!). They spent the day organizing their kits for moving up to high camp, and some of…
Ania and Tarke Sherpa on the Summit of Lhotse
We just got the call from base camp and Ania and Tarke Sherpa are on the summit of Lhotse!! They summit-ted just after 8am this morning and made great time this morning. They are climbing strong and will enjoy the summit for a few minutes before heading back down. We hope to get a call…
May 13 team: rest day at 14 camp
John Race called to report the team taking a rest day at Camp 3. Part of the team went to enjoy the view from the “Edge of the World,” which overlooks 3500′ down into the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna glacier. The group plans on moving up the fixed lines to high camp at 17,200′…
May 6 team: waiting to fly to Talkeetna
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Lucky Lindy Team – Matt checks in from High Camp
Matt Pickeren called in from High camp to give us a bit of a report of the team’s summit day and of their intended plans for today. It sounds like everyone did great and that they are happy that they did not wait a day, because it is colder and windier today than when they…