Trip Reports
Welcome to Our 2011 Alaska Adaptive Adventure!
For the past two years, in conjunction with Telluride Adaptive Sports Program (TASP), Mountain Trip has helped organize mountaineering courses in the Alaska Range for a number of disabled athletes. This year the athletes requested to up the challenge and want to climb a peak in the Range. TASP is a non-profit organization assisting disabled…
May 20 team- resting today, traveling tonight (maybe)
The May 20 expedition took the day at the 14,200′ camp to rest up and prepare for the descent to basecamp. They will leave sometime tonight to take advantage of colder temperatures on the lower glacier, which can sport soft snow during the heat of the day which can make travel much more difficult. The…
May 29 team
This is a ‘before’ photo, taken outside the Earth bed and breakfast the day of the meet and greet in Anchorage. Right now, this expedition is tucked into a solid camp at 11,200′, just above Kahiltna Pass. They had a hard move from 7,800′ due to very windy and snowy conditions, but luckily the wind…
May 24 team- weather day at high camp
Chris Kerrick reports a ‘lazy’ day at high camp, drinking lots and lots of hot drinks and making the occasional satellite phone call. The team is feeling well rested and only have to wait for the weather to clear up. Keep watching the skies…
May 24 team: moved to 17,200′
This team continues to be exceptionally strong. They called in from high camp to say a hello after having moved into a camp recently vacated by another Mountain Trip team. Everyone is feeling great despite the altitude, and are looking forward to another good night of sleep.
May 12th and May 15- Back in town
The May 12 and May 15th expeditions have all flown off the glacier and are in Anchorage getting dropped off at various B&Bs, probably jumping in the shower and enjoying such things as running water and indoor plumbing. Stay tuned for a wrapup blog entry from the guide teams, maybe with some photos!
May 29 team checks in
[audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-03-04-34-00.mp3|titles=Audio Post]May 20 team checks in
[audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-03-04-33-31.mp3|titles=Audio Post]Video from Everest Summit 2011!
Video from the summit! Beautiful day at over 29,000 ft! Posted by Scott Woolums [wpvideo 1BqiyI8y]