- Melissa Arnot
- Alex Barber
- Gabriel Barral
- Jake Beren
- Zeb Blais
- Katie Bono
- Anne Gilbert Chase
- Sean Collon
- Leon Davis
- Elias de Andres Martos
- Cody Doolan
- Paul Edgren
- Mark Falender
- Leah Fisher
- Eric Frank
- Steve Gately
- Josh Gautreau
- Thomas Greene
- Casey Grom
- Dave Hahn
- Walter Hailes
- Tim Hardin
- Mike Haugen
- Andy Hildebrand
- Mike Hinckley
- Joe Horiskey
- Nick Hunt
- Tyler Jones
- J.J. Justman
- Levi Kepsel
- Mike King
- Adam Knoff
- Katy Laveck
- Ben Liken
- Josh Maggard
- Paul Maier
- Linden Mallory
- Lindsay Mann
- Andres Marin
- Jeff Martin
- Erik Nelson
- Billy Nugent
- Brent Okita
- Logan Randolph
- Tyler Reid
- Dave Reynolds
- Kel Rossiter
- Geoff Schellens
- Shaun Sears
- Garrett Stevens
- Jason Thompson
- Mike Tomlinson
- Mark Tucker
- Mike Uchal
- Pete Van Deventer
- Alex Van Steen
- Ed Viesturs
- Maile Wade
- Mike Walter
- Seth Waterfall
- Solveig Waterfall
- Peter Whittaker
- Win Whittaker
- Bryson Williams
- Dan Windham
- Robby Young
Mt. McKinley: Jones & Team Enjoyed a Rest Day
Posted by: Tyler Jones | June 02, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 9,600'
Once we decided not to move for the day, the team slept late and gorged ourselves on a breakfast of toasted bagels with cream cheese and lockes. The rest of the morning was spent getting camp in order and digging out our walls.
Expedition life is a funny mixture of hard days of climbing and long days of sitting in the tents trying to avoid boredom. Today was the latter. We spent the afternoon avoiding the sun while we napped, read books and told stories. Being able to entertain yourself in the tent is a crucial skill on big expeditions.
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we plan to make a push up towards the 11k camp for more acclimatization and rest before we push higher on this magical massif, Denali.
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Good luck guys. Hope you got lots of rest.
Posted by: Megan Berge on 6/5/2012 at 11:14 am
Chris and all the team….Happy trecking, and safe return . We are all thinking about your adventure and you.
Posted by: Voula Likourgiotis on 6/5/2012 at 10:58 am
Larry S. and Crew:
I sure am jeleous realizing you are trekking and I am writing this email at a desk. I can’t stop thinking about your great adventure and wishing I was with you. Conserve your energy Larry ... old men like us need all we can muster! Stay healthy, be safe and enjoy your wonderful climb.
Fred K
Posted by: Fred Klingbeil on 6/5/2012 at 7:35 am
Casey and company, it is going to close to 100 degree’s today. Chief wants you to finish your compliance training, climbing a mountain is no excuse. 57B says good luck and enjoy. I hope your day didn’t start out with a naked man running down Skillman. C ya soon
Posted by: Danny Campbell on 6/5/2012 at 7:17 am
Tyler, Larry and the rest of the crew!
Miss being up there with you! Good luck, climb hard and keep putting one foot in front of the other!
I’ll be watchin’ you boys!
Posted by: Doinidis on 6/4/2012 at 3:02 pm
Hope for good weather and great climbing as you move up
Posted by: Arthur G Leake on 6/4/2012 at 12:12 pm
Hope you guys had a good stop and got lots of rest!
Posted by: Megan Berge on 6/4/2012 at 9:16 am
I imagine the view is awesome. Hope you all bond and
enjoy the wonder. If I could send beef jerkey for Mike
Berge I would.
Posted by: PATTI BERGE on 6/4/2012 at 7:51 am
Casey and compadres…Godspeed! The folks at home are all thinking about you.
Posted by: Lynne Leake on 6/3/2012 at 6:39 pm
Your team sounds terrifuc kristen. I follow every day.Trust you are enjoying each sight and sound. Love Grammy
Posted by: EileenPlunkett on 6/3/2012 at 2:11 pm
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