Mt. McKinley: Hahn & Team Move to 9,500’
RMI, this is Dave Hahn calling from 9,500'. And myself and Zeb and Lindsay and Geoff and the team are camped here at 9,500' on the Kahiltna Glacier. We got up at 2:30 this morning. It was beautiful out. The surface was frozen up just perfect. And we got walking at about a little bit before 5 in the morning. We cruised up easy as anything on that nice surface. We didn't have to break trail through any new snow or anything. And the team did really well coming up hill. Three kind of steady hills to get here to 9,500'. But that all went very well and we were in pretty early in the morning. We were up here before 8 in the morning and had our camp in and were in, out of the hot sun by 11. And took it easy up here, great views today. We saw some massive avalanches off Mount Hunter. We could here them, we could feel them, you could see them. Really spectacular, and nice looking down the Kahiltna Glacier for a change. We haven't seen all the way down there. Today we were looking down there and the new snow extended pretty far down that looked like it went as low as about 6,000' above sea level. So that was good. It looked like it repaired some of the lower glacier a little bit. The part that we will have to travel on. But we won't be traveling on that for a while. We're still going up. And if everything goes well, we'll move up to 11,000' tomorrow morning, and expect that it will. There is some puffy clouds around stuck on the mountains, but for the most part, it's clear today and into this evening. It's cooling off just right. All for now.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
Dave Hahn recaps the team's move to 9500' camp
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Hi Dave. Good to hear that the weather has improved. Can you let Jurjen know that we really need good pictures for his ‘after-dinner’ engagements. We’ve got him fully booked up now through to November! Good luck to the whole team!
Posted by: Team Munting at London HQ on
GREAT TO HEAR YOU GUYS HAVE MOVED UP, HEY SPENCER YOU OUT OF COFFEE YET? TONTO WEST AND I ARE SET TO BRING MORE. PRAYING FOR GOOD WEATHER FOR THE WHOLE TEAM LEAVE SOME MOUNTAIN FOR US!!!
Posted by: TOBY EMERSON on
great news!!!! keep it up we are behind you all the way. Wayne, Susan and Mike wishing your all the best on the climb. love dinah
Posted by: dinah rogers on
Hai Dave. Just read the blog. Looks like all’s going well. Hopefully the weather will hold.
Will you be so kind and wish my friends Jur and Boris good luck!
Ciao, Marco de Vries, Netherlands.
Posted by: marco de vries on