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Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 14

Acclimatize at 15,300 10:00 - After a granola breakfast, we geared up and headed towards the upper west rib. We climbed to 15,300, which when viewed from back at camp hardly qualifies as an achievement. We turned around when we hit a crevasse with no obvious snow

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 13

Rest at Camp 4 No amazing climbs today, or rescues, or bodies being transported. Today (and all of last night) was marked by high winds and snow; we probably got a foot or more snow altogether. The high winds helped carry some of it off. A blessing and a curse.

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 12

Rest at Camp 4 09:45 - These puffy pants are amazing. If I combined them with my parka (which is presently serving as a pillow), I could probably forego a sleeping bag entirely. It's an interesting thought. Maybe use the goretex sleeping bag cover to stay dry?

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 11

Back carry from 13,500 to Camp 4 10:30 - We woke up late, as usual. I guess if waking up late is usual, then we woke up on time. As usual. Like previous nights, I slept warm up until the last few hours, and then I couldn'

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 10

Rest at Camp 4; build walls / kitchen / crapper 10:45 - Mike had told us the previous day that the sun will hit camp around 10am. I was lying in my sleeping bag, waiting. It never happened. It was over-cast and breezy. Neither Wes nor I had any desire to

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 09

Camp 3 to Camp 4 09:45 - Wes fired up the stove and got the water going while I started packing things up and digging our Camp 3 cache. We're moving to Camp 4 today - along with several other teams that have a couple hour head

FindMeSpot Locator Alert!

Back-carried from 10k; carry to 14k tmrw. Location: 63.07472, -151.14568 Timestamp: Map:Google Maps Closest point of interest: Description: Mt. McKinley - Camp 3 Location: -151.14569, 63.07477 Distance: 0.00 miles Since last time: Distance: 0.00 miles Message: Back-carried from 10k; carry to 14k tmrw.

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 08

Cache at 13,500 09:45 - Like clockwork Wes awoke with a powerful need to make water and cook breakfast. More power to him. When I shortly later became uncomfortably warm in my sleeping bag (due to the sun heating up the tent), I gradually emerged and joined him.

FindMeSpot Locator Alert!

Back-carried from 10k; carry to 14k tmrw. Location: 63.07482, -151.14574 Timestamp: Map:Google Maps Closest point of interest: Description: Mt. McKinley - Camp 3 Location: -151.14569, 63.07477 Distance: 0.00 miles Since last time: Distance: 0.00 miles Message: Back-carried from 10k; carry to 14k tmrw.

Mt. McKinley (2011) - Day 07

Back carry from 10,000 to Camp 3 12:00 - We back carried from 10k, which was a good thing since we were down to just a few snacks remaining. It took about 25 minutes on snowshoes to get down to the cache and maybe 1.25 hours to

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