Thursday, June 29, 2006
Looking For World Cup Results
The team called yesterday from the 11,000 ft camp. They are going to be carrying a load of food and fuel to 13,500 feet today and returning to spend one more night at 11,000 feet. They were doing great, they did loose one team member as Bernie Fritz had to come down the day before(he is fine). They were most concerned that they hadn't been able to find out the most current World Cup results, so I am going to send them a text message to the Sat phone as soon as I finish here.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
At Camp 1
The team has moved up to Camp 1. Between base camp and camp one they only gain about 600 feet in elevation, but will travel about 5 miles up the Kahiltna glacier. The will spend a couple of nights at this camp before moving up to 11,000 feet.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
The team has flown to the glacier!
The Post-Solstice team has safely flown to the mountain from Talkeetna. On Saturday, June 24th they made the two hour drive from Anchorage north to the airstrip.
After driving to Talkeetna, the team checked in at the NPS Ranger Station and watched an orientation Power Point presentation on the challenges of climbing Denali. Following that, they organized their gear for the flight in, loaded everything up in Cessna 185s and DeHavilland Beavers and flew to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier.
The arrival at Base Camp on the SE Fork is like stepping out into a dreamland. You just left a land of green leafy trees and stepped out into a landscape of white, grey and black. Towering peaks rising up to two miles above your head make you feel like a tiny speck. It is breath-taking!
After driving to Talkeetna, the team checked in at the NPS Ranger Station and watched an orientation Power Point presentation on the challenges of climbing Denali. Following that, they organized their gear for the flight in, loaded everything up in Cessna 185s and DeHavilland Beavers and flew to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier.
The arrival at Base Camp on the SE Fork is like stepping out into a dreamland. You just left a land of green leafy trees and stepped out into a landscape of white, grey and black. Towering peaks rising up to two miles above your head make you feel like a tiny speck. It is breath-taking!
The Post- Solstice Team has arrived in Anchorage!
Welcome to the expedition update page for Mountain Trip's June 23, 2006 West Buttress climb!
The team is another diverse group comprised of climbers from Alaska, Canada, the US, the UK and New Zealand. They all looked agood at the gear check and are ready to go!
The team consists of:
Andrew Wilkinson
David Germer
Mike Chapman
Scott Allison
Andrea Moore
Gineth-Soto-Buturla
Bernie Fritz
Jeff Bean
The guides for this expedition are:
Ryan and Sherrie Campbell (hah-hah! -private joke!) and Rob Durnell
We'll do our best to keep the info on the team as up to date as we can, but PLEASE remember that it is often difficult to communicate from a mountain as big and variable as Denali. Try to adhere to our motto of "NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!"
We hope you enjoy these updates.
Cheers,
Todd
The team is another diverse group comprised of climbers from Alaska, Canada, the US, the UK and New Zealand. They all looked agood at the gear check and are ready to go!
The team consists of:
Andrew Wilkinson
David Germer
Mike Chapman
Scott Allison
Andrea Moore
Gineth-Soto-Buturla
Bernie Fritz
Jeff Bean
The guides for this expedition are:
Ryan and Sherrie Campbell (hah-hah! -private joke!) and Rob Durnell
We'll do our best to keep the info on the team as up to date as we can, but PLEASE remember that it is often difficult to communicate from a mountain as big and variable as Denali. Try to adhere to our motto of "NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!"
We hope you enjoy these updates.
Cheers,
Todd
