Mt. McKinley: Knoff & Team Move to 11,200 ft Camp
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May 23, 2015 - 11:00 pm PT
In the real world the saying goes"the early bird gets the worm". This season on Denali, the early bird gets the weather window. Now I've never been a bird before so I'm not gonna judge on how good a worm must taste, but I have been here before and I can tell you that moving camp in clear weather is much tastier than moving in a storm. So, with a clear but windy morning we scarfed down a warm granola breakfast cached some unneeded gear and quickly broke camp. Our team is getting very proficient at this skill so we were rolling by 9:15. Nick led the team out and in 2.5 hours of sustained up hill travel had us all sitting at 11,200 feet. It wasn't long after we began building a fresh camp that the weather had enough of being nice and took a quick turn for the worst. It held out just long enough to get camp built and then really started snowing and blowing. The forecast is calling for up to a foot of snow by the end of tomorrow so we feel blessed to be in a good spot to wait things out. Everyone sends big hugs to those following the blog and little hugs to those who aren't.
From from Camp three.
RMI Guide Adam Knoff and team saying goodnight.
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Comments (7)
Way to go Joe and team! Matt, Suzy, and Lucille are very excited for you and following your adventure. Alice is just thirsty and tired.
Posted by: Suzy on
Way to go, Uncle Joe! We are excited to follow your climb. Good luck.
Posted by: Jedrek & Guthrie on
Hi Joe and Group!! Enjoy the views and the climb!! Hope the weather is good to you. What a trip for all of you!! Will be following the climb.
Nancy
Posted by: Nancy Vierhaus on
Good job guys! High five, Shannon. I hope you’re enjoying every min :)
Posted by: Jen B on
“In life there are no shortcuts to joy. Anything that is worth pursuing requires us to suffer just a little bit” ~Chris Burkard~
Posted by: Shana on
Good luck! Good job, Dad!
Posted by: Henry & Nathan on
Great work, keep it up. The Dutra Group is following and sending support to everyone.
Posted by: Sherril Jarosch on