Monday, July 03, 2006
Snow and Wind
They had a bit of bad weather today, but were comfortably tucked in to their tents at 14,200. The activity of the day was shoveling snow, and eating. The weather is beautiful this evening, and they plan to carry their loads up to 16,200 tommorow.
# posted by Todd Rutledge @ 10:13 PM 
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Snuggle in wifey,
remember you had good and bad days where ever you are.
Weather is not much better here!
Miss you like bad
The hus
remember you had good and bad days where ever you are.
Weather is not much better here!
Miss you like bad
The hus
..David called this evening (Tuesday, July 4) at approximately 5:30 p.m. Alaska time. They made it only to a little over 15,000' but turned back due to avalanche danger. They were able to cache some supplies before turning back. They're camping at 14,200 but hope to leave the current camp and go to 17,200 tomorrow. Acclimating is still a concern, but cautiously optimistic.
He said two other teams have come through, on their way back down after trying to wait out the weather at 17,200 camp for 7 days. They never made it to the top.
Weather report currently looks like Saturday may be a good day for a summit attempt:
...ABOVE 14,000 FT:
TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW AT 17,000 FT...ZERO.
WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.
HIGH AT 17,000 FT...15 ABOVE.
WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:
THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. SUMMIT WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. SUMMIT WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SUMMIT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RAIN LEVEL NEAR 7000 FT.
PARTLY CLOUDY SATURDAY. SUMMIT WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, DAVID!! We are with you every minute...love always,
Gretchen, Brandon and Jenn
He said two other teams have come through, on their way back down after trying to wait out the weather at 17,200 camp for 7 days. They never made it to the top.
Weather report currently looks like Saturday may be a good day for a summit attempt:
...ABOVE 14,000 FT:
TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
LOW AT 17,000 FT...ZERO.
WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.
HIGH AT 17,000 FT...15 ABOVE.
WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:
THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. SUMMIT WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. SUMMIT WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SUMMIT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RAIN LEVEL NEAR 7000 FT.
PARTLY CLOUDY SATURDAY. SUMMIT WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, DAVID!! We are with you every minute...love always,
Gretchen, Brandon and Jenn
David,
Thank you for calling Gretchen on July 4th and allowing her to relay the information about current Denali conditions. Our son Jacob is in the June 16th expedition, saddened to here that they may not have made it to the top we were relived to here of their relative safe condition as we haven't heard from them in days " no news is good news". Good luck to your team as we wish a safe and successful journey on Denali.
God Speed, Glenn & April Melrose
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Thank you for calling Gretchen on July 4th and allowing her to relay the information about current Denali conditions. Our son Jacob is in the June 16th expedition, saddened to here that they may not have made it to the top we were relived to here of their relative safe condition as we haven't heard from them in days " no news is good news". Good luck to your team as we wish a safe and successful journey on Denali.
God Speed, Glenn & April Melrose
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