Denali Expedition: Walter & Team at High Camp, Ready for Summit Bid
Posted by: Mike Walter, Robby Young, Alan Davis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 17,200'
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 - 8:30 pm PT
We woke to perfect weather so we fired up the stoves, had a hot breakfast and packed up camp. We were climbing before 9am, headed up toward the headwall en route to 17k camp. The weather was perfect and so were the views. We made it to camp in six hours. And then it took us another couple of hours to build camp, and another few on top of that for us to get dinner made (our stoves are rather anemic at this altitude).
If all goes well, we'll try for the top tomorrow. We'll see what the weather throws at us in the morning, but the forecast remains good through mid week.
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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Comments (7)
Heidi and I love you and miss you, Dave!
Hope the sun is shining and you are keeping as warm as you can. We know how much you love the snowy mountains.
XOXO,
Me and Heidi
Posted by: Michelle & Heidi on
Cheering you on from Peru, Tom, and Team Denali! Looking forward to the summit photos. Then, you ride your sleds back to the bottom, right? :) xox Patty
Posted by: Patty on
Wow! Made it to High Camp yesterday! Wonderful! I’m looking at the pictures from sea level on the CA coast at Sea Ranch! Completely different temps than what you all are experiencing. Hope you all stay strong and can assend today….to the top! Can’t wait to see the pictures tonight!
Bravo to everyone! Tom M, you are in our thoughts and we all hope you feel how proud we all are of this amazing feat!
xo
Susan M
Posted by: Susan on
Love you Troy .. see you on the roof top .. stay strong
Posted by: Trish Mason on
Almost there guys! We are super proud of you!
David, Alison, Samantha, Jessica and Brandon
Posted by: Rich on
Dear Joe and Team! We are very happy to good news! We watch events every day!
Good luck and be carefull!
God bless you!
Joe, szeretünk nagyon!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Andrea and the Family from Slovakia
Posted by: Andrea Méri on
Hi Jacquie here. I’m writing this late Saturday evening. Wow, you’re at high camp, that’s great news.
By now you’re settled in your sleeping bags. You’re resting but perhaps not able to sleep because of a combination of the head thumping altitude and anticipation of waking to a thumbs-up from Walter for a summit bid.
I’m so excited for you all and wish you a safe and exhilarating climb and descent (hopefully Sunday, but if not, then shortly thereafter).
Tom M, throughout this expedition you and the entire team have been close to my thoughts, multiply that 10-fold for Sunday. I look forward to reading the next dispatch. Ahhhhh, I can’t sleep either!!
Hugs xox
Posted by: Jacquie on