Denali Expedition: Walter & Team Explore the Edge of the World
Posted by: Mike Walter, Billy Haas, Blake Votilla
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 14,200'
May 18, 2016 - 5:07 p.m. PDT
Howdy from 14,200' Denali! We are lounging in the sun at camp, waiting for the winds up high to decrease so that we can move to our high camp and get in position to take a crack at the summit. We're comfy here at camp but eager to club higher.
After breakfast this morning, we headed over to the Edge of the World, a viewpoint 15 minutes from camp that looks down some 7,000' into the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier and across to Mt. Foraker. Amazing.
If anyone could pull some strings with the weather deities, that'd be swell. Thanks!
That's it for now,
RMI Guides Mike Walter, Billy Haas, and Blake Votilla
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Comments (3)
Hi adelle. Sitting at Fego having a cuppa and watching the water. It is two in the morning in your valley…sorry ...mountain. and i suppose you are nice and warm and cosy in your sleeping bag. NOT… thinking about you all the time. Your brother wants to join you when you do Everest. Then i have two to pray for. (I wonder if God has a special file labelled Mountaineers? To which he pays special attention) Hope so…. Well,;enough of my rambling. I will leave you and your group to do some rambling of your own. Love. ME.
Posted by: Maureen on
Holy smokes…what a view! I am so glad you all got to see such beauty! May the weather be calm, clear and ready for you all to reach the top! Stay healthy brother Dave. Love, Jules
Posted by: Julie Beckner on
Hi Rogan, I do wish all of you really great weather during the next few days. Good luck to all of you mad climbers you have do so well so far, may that continue.
I really thank you for the blogs you have no idea how interesting they are and keep family and friends in touch.. May the weather Gods be with you all. Good luck from South Africa.
I feel guilty as we are leaving for Botswana today to photograph wildlife and the temps are still 28/29 degrees. I send the team blue skies all the way.
Love you Rogan, take care, mom xx
Posted by: Daphne Carew on