Mt. McKinley: Haugen & Team Hoping for Clear Skies at Base Camp
Posted by: Mike Haugen, Mike Uchal, Pepper Dee
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 7,300'
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:40 pm PT
We made it... almost. We left our camp at 11,200 feet around 4 am this morning. The group was traveling quickly in spite of heavy packs and sleds. All was well until we encountered a wet, snowy drizzle around 7,800 feet. We trudged on knowing the end was just a few hours away. When we finally reached base camp, the snow stopped, but the clouds did not permit planes to come and pick us up. The rest of the day consisted of napping, to compensate for the lack of sleep over the past few days, and hoping for clear skies tomorrow. RMI Guides Pepper and Uchal are working on their clear skies interpretive dance in the event that we wake up to clouds tomorrow.
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We can’t wait to hear from you, Dadio!!!! Love, Margaret
Posted by: Margaret on
Go Pepper and Uchal! We want you guys home so dance-away, dance-away, dance-away all and get those planes in : ). Miss you, Doug, stay safe.
Posted by: Chris on