Mt. McKinley: Hahn & Team Take a Snow Day At 11,200’ Camp
Posted by: Dave Hahn, JM Gorum, Steve Gately
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 11,200'
July 2, 2015 12:36 am PST
This day didn't start out all that bad, but then it didn't waste too much time getting bad. It got snowing about an inch an hour by mid morning. That didn't stop some of our neighbors from picking up and moving to 14K anyway, but it stopped us. We didn't want to risk getting caught at Windy Corner when the wind started. So it was a quiet day for us, sitting in our tents listening to the snow. Just about right in the middle of a nice dinner in our beloved POSH tent, a cannon shot of wind hit and ripped the shelter nearly in half. We sat for a few minutes more anyway, chowing down, looking out the big new vent and wondering who'd be first to abandon ship. Then it was a mass exodus back to the tents for what promised to be a windy, snowy, stormy night on Denali. We'll figure out a different plan for our cooking and dining shelter needs.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
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Comments (3)
Hi Rob: We are following your progress every day! Stay safe and remember, YOU WANTED TO DO THIS! :) Love you. Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl Stuckwish on
Hope you can “McGiver” a repair on the POSH! Rooting for you guys. Tell Gary Ross we say hello.
Posted by: Chris Phillips on
Hope the weather is in your favor today so you can make some progress. We are rooting for you hard down here in the flatlands.
Posted by: Mike Gorum on