McKinley Expedition: Luedtke & Team Fly on to the Kahiltna & Set Up at Camp 1
Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Mike Bennett, Avery Stolte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 7,800'
Friday, June 12th - 12:20AM PST
Woweewow! What a day. As planned, we made it onto the glacier this morning. The views flying in? Epic. The mountain? Stunning. The plane flying away and leaving us here? Welcomed. We are ready. And in fact, we already moved. We arrived at Camp 1 just in time for dinner and "sunset." After a long hard day carrying ALL of our gear, we feel ecstatic. But the work to climb the tallest mountain in North America doesn't stop. Tomorrow we will carry and cache just below our next camp. Sweet dreams y'all, update you tomorrow!
-RMI Guide Ben Luedtke & Team
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Crew looking strong and ready for the adventure of a lifetime!! Epic bluebird day to kick it off!!
Posted by: Kabir Gandhi on
Wow. Just epic blue bird skies and awesome conditions for flying to the glacier. You are all going to do big things on this beast of a mountain. Not easy pulling those massively packed pulks so impressive work. Hope you all get some good recovery and rest where you can.
Posted by: Ed DaPra on
Jimmy, Allison, Amanda and Devin!
Sounds like an amazing day so far. Sweet dreams rest up tomorrow. The adventure continues!
Stay safe,
Sandy
Posted by: Sandy on
Love this. Thanks for update and sounds amazing. Enjoy today’s climb!!!
Posted by: Sas on