Mt. McKinley Expedition: Cifelli & Team Prep for the mountain, ready to fly!
Posted by: Dominic Cifelli, Ben Luedtke, Mike Bennett
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 348'
The Team is Packed and Ready for the Flight in!
Welll we did it. We packed. We’re ready….. we hope.
Today is quite the bear of a day. What starts as a nice leisurely breakfast at the Swiss Alaska quickly turns into a packing, sorting, repacking, resorting conundrum. We have to pack for a 3 week trip with all of our food, gear, and shelters for the trip. It’s a task. BUT, we did it in style.
The team worked through the maze of duffels, carabiners, and a million ziplocks to finally weigh in and separate our gear for the flight tomorrow. We’ll be eating up and soaking in the last bit of creature comforts that Talkeetna has to offer. We’re excited to let the gun go off and the trip to officially start. Once we’re on the mountain, the jitters fade and the fun begins. Wish us luck and be sure to look for your climbers name at the bottom of these dispatches. We’ll pass this blog around the team so that you can hear about the journey from your loved ones.
Be on the lookout and talk to you all following along from Kahiltna Basecamp!
RMI Guide Dominic Cifelli
Comments (6)
Good luck Tait and Sophia!
Posted by: Joy on
Prayers and God Speed to the team and to Mikayla, I’ll be up tomorrow to snuggle w Mav & Nellie! You all rock that mountain!
Posted by: Christina Trombley on
So in awe of you, Mikayla! Praying that Denali behaves this time and you stay safe.
Posted by: Tante Mary McKinley on
Proud of you Miles!
Posted by: Kathy Murrell on
Bravo, Myles. Enjoy every moment. With you in spirit.
Posted by: Judy Lee on
Enjoy climbing Mt McKinley!
Posted by: btd on