14,000 ft Camp

I don't expect to hear from this team until this evening, but they should be at the 14,000 ft camp by then.   They were planning to move up today, and the weather seems to be cooperating for them.  

I'll update this when they call, but didn't want anyone getting too worried about not hearing an update before you go to bed on the East Coast.   

Camp 2 11,000 ft

The team moved on up the glacier to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft today.   They are moving along great, and making good time.  Tomorrow they will drop back down about 500 vertical to pick up the cache they left yesterday at Kahiltna Pass.  This will be their first chance to sleep in and have an "easy" day, usually just a couple of hours of work.   This gives them a chance to acclimate and recover a bit  before the next big push up to 14,000 camp.

Camp 1 7,800ft

Peter Inglis called via Sat Phone last night, and they were all settled in at camp 1 and doing great. The weather has continued to be a bit snowy and unsettled on Denali, but the high winds are only hitting the top of the peak, so they able to keep on climbing down on the lower glacier.

On the Glacier!

The team met in Anchorage Sunday for their team meeting and gear check.  Monday morning they drove up to Talkeetna, checked in with the Park Service, and flew onto the glacier.  Everyone was excited, and a bit nervous heading up towards the mountain, but I'm sure they are settling in to life on the glacier by now.  

They planned to get up very early today and move 5 miles up the Kahiltna Glacier to camp 1.