Mt. McKinley: Haugen and Team Move to 11,000’ Camp
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June 16, 2014 - 8:03 pm PT
We arrived at our 11,000' camp in the late afternoon today. Our plan was to leave early this morning to head up here, but the weather was pretty terrible. White out conditions and strong winds kept us in the tent all morning. Just after noon, the weather started to get a bit better and we got word that the conditions were better higher up. We heard a couple of planes that take people on scenic tours overhead, so our suspicions of clear skies above were confirmed. We packed up our camp in record time and headed uphill. The conditions grew steadily better the higher we went and the traveling was actually pleasant.
We arrived in camp way earlier than we predicted as our team has been very steady and strong as we travel up the mountain. We built a storm fortified camp and are just finishing up a well earned meal.
Our plan for tomorrow is to do a back carry. This means that we will go back down to dig up our 10,000' cache and bring those supplies up to our new camp. We will hopefully have the weather to complete this task early so that we can rest up for our days at higher altitudes.
RMI Guide Mike Haugen and RMI Team "The Ocho"
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Comments (7)
Wow you guys are rocking that mountain! I’m looking for your tracks on Google Earth…. ok not really. But WOW!
Posted by: James on
Encouragement to Bruce and Michael. Let me know if I have the right team.
Ron Holt
Posted by: Ron Holt on
Yakahay Bruce! How about an earworm for your next climb? Bush Machine head: Breathe in, breathe out… I think you know the rest!
Love, Melissa
Posted by: SisMeliss on
Nice work! Thinking about you all, stay safe
Posted by: Cat Henny on
Bruce, Wow, couldn’t believe it … you are at #4 camp ground. I am so proud of you brother. Good luck.- Hema
Posted by: Hema Kasar on
Mike keep up the good work!! Stay safe and good luck on the summit!
Posted by: James McGuffey on
What an awesome team. Great progress!! Keep it up.
Posted by: Diana K on