Mt. McKinley: Knoff & Team Retrieve Cashe and return to 11,200’
May 24, 2015 - 11:48 pm PT
Hello again from 11,000ft!
We woke up this morning to a fresh dumping of snow at camp, covering our tents and cook tent. First order of business this morning was getting everything dug out and reinforcing our snow walls.
The weather was still looking a little squirrelly afterwards, so we opted for a bit of a relaxed breakfast while we continued to watch what was going on outside. After a couple hours, our patience was rewarded and things cleared up enough for us to get organized and take off downhill to retrieve our cache at 9800'. We made down, grabbed our cached goods, and jammed back uphill in good time. This is a strong team! Everyone just keeps going and is having fun!
Once back at 11,000' with all our gear, the weather made a turn for the better. The skies cleared out, the winds died down, and the sun warmed us as we relaxed for the rest of the evening. If all goes well, we'll push up to 13,500' tomorrow to cache our gear around Windy Corner in preparation for our move to 14k.
Goodnight for now!
RMI Guide Nick Hunt and the rest of the team
Comments (8)
Much respect for you all and your endeavor on Denali. This is your year Will. Godspeed….
Posted by: John on
Shannon—sorry we missed your calls Sunday night. Thought of you through the weekend and missed your smiling face and sarcastic jabs at Shakamak. Wishing you and the entire team better weather and a safe climb. We’re cheering you on!
Posted by: Mark on
Sorry I missed your call. Listening to the camp fire music. We are thinking of you and hoping for better weather. Pictures are awesome!
Posted by: Patty on
Sorry I missed your call Shannon…we were playing guitar and I didn’t recognize the number. Glad to hear all is well, best of luck from all of us. We’re keeping track of your progress and can’t wait to hear first hand of your adventure.
Posted by: Bush on
I hope you were able to stash more gear today, and that Windy Corner wasn’t too windy!
Posted by: Jessie on
Keep on keepin’ on!! You can do it ya old fart! (Shannon only) I’m sure the rest of you are young and hip.
Posted by: Shannon's coolest sister on
Brrrr!!! Keep warm up there! Sending positive thoughts your way for clear weather. Keep up the hard work and dedication…every day you all are closer than the day before :)
Posted by: Shana on
Good work team. Hunker down and wait out the snow. Stay strong and know we are thinking of you and very proud of all of you. Cheers, Connie
Posted by: Connie Whitley on