Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Cache Gear Above Windy Corner
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Robby Young, Jess Matthews
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 11,200'
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May 19, 2016 - 12:07 a.m. PDT
Today was a beautiful day to go for a walk, so we grabbed our already packed packs from yesterday and headed up Motorcycle Hill. A thin layer of high clouds kept it from getting too hot, and we cruised across a smooth, and relatively crevasse free, Polo Field to Windy Corner, and then around to our cache site at 13,500.' After folding a shovel in half trying to dig through a surprisingly thick ice layer, we found and abandoned cache hole that had blown in and excavated that instead. With food and fuel buried, we made short work of the return trip to 11,200'. Should the weather be fair in the morning, we plan to pack up camp and head up to 14,200' to join Mike Walter's crew. With luck we'll be checking in tomorrow from our new camp!
Do your favorite weather dance for us,
RMI Guides Pete Van Deventer, Jess Matthews, and Robby Young, and Crew
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Comments (7)
Any birthday cake today brother
Posted by: Mats Carlehog on
Yeah Tay!! We are all thinking about you (and in the groupchat) back in SB and how much fun you are having up there. Can’t wait to hear your stories and see your photos!
Les and DC groupchat
Posted by: Les Morales on
Happy birthday brother!!!!
Must be great to celebrate your day in the snow with a view!
Enjoy.
Mia and co
Posted by: Caderasarna on
Grattis på födelsedagen Tomas och tack för kort som kom i dag. Vi följer dig dagligen.
Var rädda om er och ha det bra och trevligt och njut.
Happy birthday. Kram
Ma Pa
Posted by: Marga o Ola Carlehög on
Yay! What a team! Here’s to joining up with Walter’s team - the more the merrier.
Good luck setting up the new camp.
Posted by: Leanne on
Lisa: All that training seems to be paying off ... in the good, old rainy East Coast we’re considering ark building ... I will rely to the porch crowd on Sunday ...
Posted by: Peter on
Yahoo!!!!! Looks like it was a pretty warm walk and not windy at Windy Corner for once! We will hope for a clear day today (Thursday) to get you up to Camp 3. Then, rest, please!! I am sweating over here sitting in my armchair just thinking about all your hard work.
Posted by: Patrice La Vigne on