Trip Reports
The team carried a load of supplies up to 16,200 ft today and cached it in preparation for their move to high camp on Friday (weather permitting as always). Sounds like they are doing good and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Listen to the call. recording
Well, the team woke up, looked outside and decided that they liked what they saw, so they packed up their kit and took off for the summit! They are at about 19,000′ (5792m) right now, and should be at the broad Football Field plateau in about a half an hour. From the Football Field, it…
Well, we’re all back in the comfort of our homes after spending 17 days in the Alaska Range. We had some great weather down low on the mountain and got pretty beaten up by high winds at the 14,200′ camp. We made a foray up to 16,200′ to make a cache, and then dropped back…
The team moved yesterday from basecamp to camp 1 at 7,800′. This involved traveling about five miles up glacier, without much elevation gain, but it is a pretty tough day, nonetheless. The views of 17,400′ Mount Foraker, looming ten thousand vertical feet above you are as staggering as the loads climbers carry out of camp.…
Joe Butler called the office yesterday to report a change of plans. Altitude sickness necessitated a descent from their attempt to move to high camp. Ariel Tyler had symptoms that made continued ascent impossible, and our guides recommended descent from camp 3 to camp 2 to have her benefit from the decreased altitude. Upon descent…
Our team checked in this morning at 2:30am to report everyone being back in camp safely after a long summit day. Our communications were cut off, but the summit team yesterday included Melissa, Jason, Strah and Paul. Sarah K. opted to stay in high camp but is in good health. It is my understanding that…
The team just called in from Camp 3 and said they are enjoying a beautiful evening up at Camp 3, part way up the Lhotse Face at over 7000 meters. The weather is great, light winds, but holding steady and a really solid forecast for the next several days. Everyone is feeling good and did…
They moved on up the glacier to camp 2 at just over 11,000 ft today. Sounds like they saw a good Serac (glacier ice) avalanche on the way up which was pretty exciting, but didn’t really come near. There are some active ice fall areas near the trail on the way to C2, but they…
The team moved to high camp today and they’re doing great. It’s one of the biggest days of the trip, and it sounds like everyone handled it wonderfully. They are settled in at camp now and are hoping to get a good night sleep and see how things look for a summit day tomorrow! Listen…
Jon Ryall called in to wish all his friends and family in the UK well and to brief us all on the day’s events. The team took a rest day today and worked on some of the skills they will need to employ tomorrow and in the coming days. They secured lengths of their climbing…