Denali Expedition: Haugen & Team Begin Their Climb
Posted by: Mike Haugen, Pepper Dee, Hannah McGowan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 7,800'
June 17, 2016 - 8:48 pm PT
We are climbing! We had a rather early departure from Basecamp this morning, leaving at 3 a.m. while the glacier was still nice and firm. The crew made quick work of the task at hand arriving into our new camp at the base of Ski Hill on the Kahiltna Glacier in 4 hours and 20 minutes. Rock Stars! We spent most of the day "sport eating" in preparation for the high calorie demand that this mountain will require. We had some clouds move in mid day, but the weather turned out to be great. We plan on another early morning rally up to 9,800 camp. We tried to count how many shells smothered in Velveeta we ate tonight to prep for tomorrow. Unfortunately we're not as top notch as Joe Horiskey. Love to the fans! And the Fams!
RMI Guide Mike Haugen
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Comments (7)
Love seeing those pics! Hope the weather continues to be favorable. I love the shell counting game :-) One step at a time!
Posted by: Kelly Tybor on
Keep up the great work!!!
“...can’t believe how far I’ve climbed.” Bruce, The Rising
Looking forward to hearing all the details and seeing the pics (over a cold one, that is)
My best,
Tony
Posted by: Tony Capaci on
Great work Team Rock Star! Keep it up! Go Phil!
Posted by: ND on
Great work team!
Jon, this must be the adventure of a lifetime. The pictures are fantastic! Keep up the great effort.
Dad
Posted by: Gary Buchberger on
Great work Rockstars. 9,800 feet; too easy.
Posted by: Eric Lecko on
Pic’s are awesome, weather looks great, sounds like you have super team!
Keep up the great work!
Posted by: TOM on
Great work.
Jon, you must be loving this!
Posted by: DH on