The Tylers Expedition reports from Camp 1
Joe Butler called in from the Tylers trip this evening with an update. They are moving right along, already in Camp 1 and having a good time! recording
Trip Reports
April 29 team resting at 14k
Jason had the honor of calling in for the April 29th West Buttress team this evening. They carried a load of gear up to the ridge yesterday, and are having a rest and recovery day today. They are ready to push up to high camp tomorrow if the weather looks good! Sounds like they are…
Call from Zach, back in camp
Here’s the evening dispatch from Zach and the “Lucky Lindy” team. They carried a load of gear up to about 10,400 ft today and are back in camp resting. I think Zach thought the phone was hung up and you can hear him talking at the end, it’s pretty funny, but rated PG if you…
Final Call from April 22nd team at base camp
Well they are on their way back to Talkeetna this evening, they didn’t reach the top, but it sounds like they gave it a good shot and had a great adventure! Congratulations to all the team, nice effort, enjoy the beer in Talkeetna you’ve earned it! recording
Welcome May 13th Team
Hello and welcome followers, to the May 13th Team. Let’s meet the team! We have climbers: Jon Ryall from England Stephanie Nelson from England Scott Tippett from Colorado Jim Arnold from Colorado Paul Pottinger from Washington Matthew Fuller from Canada James Molnar from Ohio Cindy Outlaw from California Scott Holder from California Our guides for…
April 22 Team – at Camp 1
The entire crew slept at 7,800 feet, at Camp 1 and is on the move to Base Camp. Lead guide Michael Burmeister estimates that with the weather continuing to be good, they will fly off the glacier late this afternoon, and be back in the metropolis of Talkeetna this evening.
Watching and Waiting
The Team is in Base Camp and we are watching the weather very close now. We have some of the best forecasting in the world coming into the Mountain Trip Base Camp here. Right now one branch of the Jet Stream is sitting near the top of Everest so is delaying things for the next…
Dallas checks in
recording The team had a chilly night (20 below 0) but is enjoying a sunny day, and plans to round “Windy Corner” today to make a cache.
Welcome to the West Rib blog
Sorry for the delay, but we’ve had five trips get out the door in the last few days. Our focus was on making sure each of the trips was as prepared as possible. We had dinner with the Rib team the other night and these guys will have a great time on the mountain together. …
Trudi’s Mothers Day Wishes
recording Trudi wishes all the mothers out there a Happy Mothers Day !