Mt. McKinley: Jones & Team Carried the Cache and Commenced the Chill
June 3, 2014 - 5:36 pm PT
Yesterday's icy winds gave way to calm, clear skies overnight. The temperature, however, was quite chilly when we woke for breakfast. The hot coffee and tea started warming folks up, and a couple of bagels with cream cheese topped by delicious smoked salmon rounded out this morning's feast.
We packed up the kits for the carry and were walking shortly after the sun broke in camp. Temperatures climbed quickly and soon we were sweating under the loads, but within three hours we had buried our cache at 10,000 ft. We passed a ton of teams as we returned to camp - let's just say that we were happy to be heading down while the rest of them were baking on the way up.
So now we're poised for a move to the next camp at 11,200 ft and looking forward to making more progress on the mountain. That's all for now, stay tuned for tomorrow's tales of wonder from the frozen north land!
RMI Guides Garrett, TJ, Bryan and the team
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Comments (5)
Rick
Great climb. How hard can it be ?
Dan
Posted by: Dan Duncan on
Hey, Paul and team! Love the updates. What an adventure. Thinking of you all.
Anita
Posted by: Anita on
Prayers are with you for a safe climb. Thanks for the updates. Give Jen a hug from me! Love Mom
Posted by: Terry on
Guys, steady progress, love the blow-by-blow reports, wish I was there sharing w/ you all! Ben
Posted by: ben Alvarez on
Way to go team. Glad you’re making good progress. Wish I was there with you. Love (Jennifer’s) Dad.
Posted by: Nick Boekenoogen on