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Posted by: JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Monday, June 7, 2021 - 5:38 am PT
We made it to 11,000' Camp last night! Even though our packs were lighter after our cache yesterday, the walk uphill wasn’t easy. The team put in the work to make it to camp before flurries of snow started to fall. Making it to camp was only half the work and we worked into the early hours of the morning setting up tents, melting snow for water, and cooking dinner. The team is settled into our new camp and we couldn’t be more excited to crawl into our sleeping bags!
RMI Guide Kiira Antenucci and the RMI team
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 9,800'
Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 6:57 am PT
We woke up this afternoon after a delightful day of sleeping, and once again avoided the heat on our carry to 9,800 feet. We are now all prepped and ready to move to Denali's 11,000-foot camp as soon as weather permits!
RMI Guides Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci and JT Schmitt
Vano HATES the sun
Posted by: Heater on 6/7/2021 at 7:22 am
Outstanding stuff! Good luck and be safe! Godspeed gents.
Posted by: Greg on 6/6/2021 at 9:20 am
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 10:49 am PT
After a couple of relatively inactive days, we left base camp like a bunch of caged animals who had recently tasted freedom for the first time.
The crew walked across the Kahiltna with confidence and strength under a clear Alaskan night sky, only a few clouds hanging like ornaments from the peaks of Denali, Foraker, Crosson and the Kahiltna dome.
We made it to camp one in great time, the snow having frozen to a beautiful supportable crust that felt more convenient to walk across than a city sidewalk, and the temperatures were ideal for carrying heavy loads.
We are now hiding from another boisterous Alaskan sun, watching the snow melt and looking forward to some much needed and deserved rest before we wake up this evening to hopefully carry tonight.
RMI Guides JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci and Team
BREAKING: Tom Brady has was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early Sunday morning after the NFL concluded that he will be stripped of his prior 6 rings due to more confirmed allegations of cheating.
Posted by: Adam Schefter on 6/6/2021 at 6:51 am
TRAPPIN OUT DA WRAIF IN DA WINTA
Posted by: Likka on 6/5/2021 at 7:09 pm
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,300'
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 3:09 pm PT
After our dry run yesterday, we got to do the real thing today. We landed on to the Kahiltna at precisely 10 am, and boy was it already hot! We were hoping to hit the ground running, but talking to teams coming off the lower Kahiltna and looking at the temps we decided to take the day to review skills, dig a cache and organize.
Due to the hot temps we are switching to a night schedule so we will sleep through the heat of the day today and depart when things firm up! Morale is high and we are super excited to be on the mountain!
RMI Guide JT Schmitt and team
Kyle & Team: We’re thinking of you and wish you the best. You’ve got this! -Jonas and everyone in Anchorage.
Posted by: Jonas Walker on 6/6/2021 at 9:45 am
Happy to hear about you progress. Sounds toasty. Use that sunscreen,
Posted by: richard loftus aka Kiira's Gramps on 6/5/2021 at 2:54 pm
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Alan Davis, Kiira Antenucci
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 348'
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 11:37 am PT
We woke up early this morning to try to get the first flight slot out this morning, and optimistically we got our boots on and loaded up the planes. Unfortunately, as things often happen in Alaska, we got turned around just as we were entering the Alaska Range due to low visibility. We are now back in Talkeetna anxiously awaiting our next opportunity to fly. Stay tuned.
Steve and Alan (and everyone else), here’s to some bluebirds in your immediate future. Hope you’re enjoying your hangar hangout time!
Posted by: John Schampel on 6/4/2021 at 7:00 pm
Jack and Nick, no matter what, you look cool!
Posted by: Barb and John The Parents on 6/4/2021 at 3:06 pm
The Four Day Climb led by RMI Guide JT Schmitt turned just above Ingraham Flats today. The team had clear skies for climbing, but significant wind loading on the upper slopes made it unsafe to travel on the upper mountian. The team has started their descent and will be back to Paradise early this afternoon.
Congratulations to Today's Team!
Safe is the way to go. So many aspects to think about when in the mountains.
Posted by: Joe on 5/29/2021 at 3:11 pm
Posted by: Andy Bond, JT Schmitt, Jackson Breen, Taylor Bickford, Matt McEttrick, Cal Smith
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 12,600'
The Four Day Climb May 20- 23, 2021 was turned around at the top of Disappointment Cleaver today due to low visibility, blowing snow and cold temperatures. The teams, led by RMI Guides Andy Bond and Taylor Bickford, returned to safely to Camp Muir and will be descending to Paradise later this morning.
Posted by: JT Schmitt, Grayson Swingle
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
On The Map
On The Map
Fingers crossed for your climb today (Saturday)
Cheers from Indiana!!
Lovely photos!
Posted by: Kathy on 10/19/2019 at 6:44 am
Come on, sport! Let’s driiiiiink
Posted by: Craig on 6/8/2021 at 6:28 am
Neva send a threat on the internet just to prove a point
Posted by: NLE Choppa on 6/8/2021 at 4:47 am
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