Posted by: Mike Walter, Avery Parrinello, Luke Wilhelm
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
We spent yesterday packing and going through all of our equipment for our Denali Expedition. Our gear is all packed and ready to be loaded onto the glacier planes, two DeHavilland Otters flown by our amazing pilots at K2 Aviation. We’ll meet at 8am and get an update on the current weather and flying conditions. The forecast is for snow today, so it is still uncertain if we will be able to fly in to Base Camp today. We’ll keep you posted as we prepare to live on a glacier for the next few weeks. Fingers are crossed…
Posted by: Mike Walter, Avery Parrinello, Luke Wilhelm
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
RMI's Denali climbing season is officially underway. Our May 10th Denali Expedition team met yesterday at the Anchorage airport and travelled north to the town of Talkeetna. We will spend today packing our gear and preparing for our expedition, as well as attending an expedition orientation meeting with the National Park Service. The plan is to have all of the T’s crossed and the I’s dotted by this evening so that we’re ready to fly into Kahiltna Base Camp tomorrow, weather permitting. We’ll keep you posted…
I am excited to be able to follow the progress of your expedition! Go Hank and all! Safe, exciting adventure to everyone.
Posted by: Beth on 5/14/2021 at 6:01 pm
Prayers and fingers crossed for good weather and success…Go Hank and the entire team!
Posted by: Nancy Thoenes on 5/14/2021 at 6:50 am
Our son, Alex, is on the trip. Stay safe everyone and have an amazing adventure!
Jackie Woolley
Posted by: Jackie Woolley on 5/13/2021 at 7:10 pm
An endurance climb, expedition style, good luck to all, you will be so proud!
Posted by: Bill Bussey on 5/13/2021 at 6:47 am
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