On June 22, 2008 a team of climbers will meet in Anchorage, Alaska in order to attempt to climb to the top of North America.
The summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) is the one of the famed Seven Summits and soars 20.320 feet above sea level. This team will spend up to three weeks working their way up the mountain from a bacse camp located at 7,200'. Due to it's proximity to the Arctic Circle, Denali is notorious for its ferocious weather and extreme cold. For many climbers, it is the challenge of a lifetime.
The team includes:
Jeff Arle from the US
Mandy Ramsden from South Africa
Jason Vlantis from South Africa
Ben Swart from South Africa
Donald O'Connor from South Africa
Arthur Marsden from South Africa
Mountain Trip guides for the expedition will be Peter Inglis from Telluride, Colorado and Joe Butler from Anchorage, Alaska.
We will post updates as they are available, however due to weather and the big mountains surrounding the team for much of the climb, communications with the team may not occur on a daily basis. Please keep in mind the axiom of "no news is good news."
We can not guarantee that any comments posted to this blog will reach the climbers on the mountain. If you do wish to pass along any news, please call or email the Mountain Trip Office at info@mountaintrip.com or +1-970-369-1153.
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6 comments:
Ben en span, ons is SO excited vir julle part en kan nie wag om te hoor wat julle alles beleef het nie! Wees veilig en pas jouself op. Ons cheer van basecamp hier in Arkansas af.
Baie liefde,
Ma, Es en Dave
Bennie, is julle al daar? What are you guys doing? We are cheering you guys on far away from any mountain! Please be safe. We're so proud of you!
Dave, Es and Ma
Hi Pappa. Mis jou baie! Dis seker baie koud daar!
Liefde.
Dreyer
Hi Ouma en Esmarie,
Ons kyk ook vir pappa!
Dreyer
Liefste Dreyer en Bennie
Dis snaaks dat ons nou so met mekaar praat. Almal kyk vir Bennie en hy sit op 'n berg...Dreyer is in Pretoria, Gidie in die Kongo, Liiza op die plaas, ek, Ouma en Dave in Amerika en Oupa in Woodhill...maar een ding is seker...ALMAL cheer vir Bennie aan! Go SWARTJIE - GO!!!!!!! Maak of daai berg 'n molshoop is! Ons is lief vir jou!
Ben, we were up on Pike's Peak here in Colorado yesterday but we had to do it via a cog wheel car ha ha. Glad to hear you guys are doing fine.
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