Traverse Team – Another day at 14,200′
The team checks in from 14,200′. They spent the day at camp today and are hoping to move high tomorrow. recording
Trip Reports
May 20 Team – Moved up to High Camp!
Eric Larson called in with a report of the team’s move up to high camp at 17,200′ (5244m)! The snow let up and they pushed hard up the fixed lines and along the beautiful ridge that leads another thousand feet up to high camp. It sounds like everyone did really well and they are all…
J.Y. and Suzanne – At 11,200′
Suzanne called in with a very nice message to everyone back home from the beautiful camp at 11,200′ (3415m). They are having a great time and doing well. Tomorrow, the plan is to carry some gear up and around Windy Corner, a prominent, steep ridge that drops off the West Buttress and is an iconic…
Everest Team – Back in Kathmandu
Yahoo! We flew out from Lukla in a chartered helicopter to fly us to Kathmandu. There had been days of delays and cancelled flights when we arrived in Lukla and so for not many extra flights have been arranged to get the back-log of people out of town. We didn’t see any quick options, so…
May 27 Team – Camped at 11,200′
Matthew Barela called in from 11,200′ to give a report and a special birthday greeting! recording
Traverse Team – Hanging out at 14,200′
The guys called in to give us an update on one of the hardest, yet unsung aspects of climbing a big, cold mountain – sitting tight. They had a bit of a change, as another Mountain Trip team moved up to camp next to them, but all in all, they spent the day trying to…
May 20 Team – At 14,200′!
The May 20 Team called in a very garbled audio recording, which I’m not even going to post, because you could only understand about three words in the entire message. At these far northern latitudes, the satellites pass far to the south, and we frequently lose connections. The team is at 14,200′ (4328m) and doing…
May 27 team: carry to 10k
Our guide Adam Smith called in yesterday evening, to report a successful carry to 10k on the Kahiltna Glacier. Today, if conditions permit, they will travel up past their cache to 11,200′ and establish a camp there.
JY/Suzanne: at 9,500′
Yesterday the team moved camp from the base of Ski Hill at 7,800′, up the Kahiltna glacier to a new camp at 9,500′. They are reporting a difficulty with their Spot tracking device but everyone is in good health and spirits, and will keep us updated daily of their progress.
Traverse Team – Weather Day at 14K
Paul, Chris and Bart called in from 14 Camp to update us on their efforts to make their camp the apparent shining star of the basin. Some of the team took the weather day to make an acclimatization hike, while Chris fortified and beautified their snow walls. The snow has been falling hard and they…