Alaska Seminar: Davis & Team Explore New Terrain
Posted by: Leon Davis
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
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May 25, 2014 - 8:47 pm PT
Hi everyone!
The team is back at camp safe & sound after an adventurous attempt on Kahiltna Dome. The predicted weather came in but with less snowfall than anticipated. At 6 am we had enough visibility to leave camp and start up the east ridge. The climbing was great fun and we had just enough visibility to keep going. We passed the high point from the previous seminar by chopping and probing our way up and around the ridge. A great team effort! At 10,700' the clouds came in thick and the snow began to fall heavy and this put a firm halt to our upward progress. So we turned and navigated our way in the flat light down to camp. Despite falling short of the summit everyone was really excited for the adventure and it was great fun to explore new terrain. Tomorrow we travel back to Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier in the twilight to see if planes will take us back to civilization.
Good night and see you all soon!
RMI Guide Leon Davis
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Comments (1)
Leon, Mike, and the Whole Team,
Sounds like you made a great effort! Congratulations! I’m glad you made it back to Talkeetna safely. The Seminar is a great experience and I hope you enjoyed it. You had some of the greatest guides in the world leading your trip. Have fun!
Eric (from the “previous seminar”)
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