Summit Photos

                                           The Denali Vikings on the top of North America

                                                                Pontus on the summit

Back in Town

They are all back in town and on the way home after a great trip.  They had their final celebratory team dinner last night in Anchorage.

Congratulations

At 11,000 and coming down

I just talked to Kevin, and the whole team is at 11,000 ft, and getting ready to head to basecamp as the temps cool off this evening.   They'll be in basecamp tonight, and should fly out to Talkeetna tomorrow morning.  

On Top Right Now!

We just heard from high camp that Joe Butler and the rest of the team are on the summit right now.  It's 5:00 AK time.   They are doing great, and will be back down in camp to hot drinks and sleeping bags in just a few more hours.  

Congrat's to all!

Another Summit Day

Kevin was able to summit yesterday with Pontus, but the rest of the team turned around due to the difficult conditions and cold temps.  

They woke up to a beautiful day today, so Joe Butler(asst. Guide) is going up with the rest of the team today!  Kevin and Pontus will be in high camp to brew up some hot tea and soup for them when they return this evening.  

Summit!

Kevin led a team to the summit today in difficult conditions.  It sounds like they had a pretty windy, cold, challenging day.  

They joined up with several other Mt Trip teams to get to the top on a tough day, Congratulations!  

It will take a couple of days to get all the way to basecamp, but they'll all be down soon.

High Camp!

Kevin was hijacked yesterday to help with the rescue of a climber (not involved with Mt Trip) who fell from the ridge just below High Camp.   He along with another guide Bill Billmeier and Denali climbing rangers spent the day hauling the injured climber back up to the ridge, where he could then be lowered to the 14,000 foot camp where the Park Service maintains some simple facilities.  

They are still waiting for their summit day, hopefully tommorow...

High Camp!

Kevin called this evening from high camp.  they awoke to some pretty high winds, and crawled right back into their sleeping bags.  The winds settled down a bit during the day, but it was a good day to sit in camp and watch the clouds blow by.  

They have plenty of food and fuel to wait for several more days for a good summit day.

High Camp!

Kevin called from 17,000 ft last night, and they were just settling into their tents at high camp.  They were tired, but doing great and are going to take a rest day today before the summit push.   The weather forecasts look pretty reasonable for the next few days, so they are optimistic about getting a shot.  

Gerry is now at basecamp and ready to fly out to Talkeetna as soon as the planes can fly.