Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team on Summit!
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Billy Haas
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 20,320'
Update Saturday, May 30th 8:30 pm PDT
Mike Walter & team were safely back at camp by 6 pm PDT. They will begin their descent to Basecamp tomorrow.
Saturday, May 30th 2:40 pm PDT
RMI Guide Mike Walter and team are standing on the summit of Mt. McKinley! Mike reported a strong team and and short-sleeve weather on top. The team will begin making their descent shortly and will send a dispatch when they are back at camp.
Way to go team!
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Comments (11)
Totally awesome .....congratulations To RickyBobby and Ericquito!! We are so proud of you! Can’t wait to tell you in person. Perseverance pays off in a big way. Looking forward to catching up at the lake.
XOXOXO your aunts and uncles in Chicago
Posted by: Maca-Mangan-Surpless on
Congratulations Solveig! I can’t wait to see you back in Seattle. Love you lots
TS
Posted by: sigrid on
SUPERIOR! Congratulations to a strong team. Skilled leadership and patience persevered. Have a safe trip down to basecamp and great flight back to Talkeetna. Many kind regards. K Sagehorn
Posted by: Kearney Sagehorn on
AWESOME that Mother Nature smiled on Team Walter these past few days, and that the team was ready when the opportunity knocked, which is a tribute to Mike, Solveig and Billy.
This adventure has demanded even more mental fortitude than expected, and that’s just for us, Eric’s family, so we can only imagine the challenge to the Team on the mountain!
Eric - will never forget your call from the summit (5;32 pm on may 30 2015) and the joy in your voice. Love Dad
Posted by: Alex Alimanestianu on
Congratulations!! So glad you guys made it. Here’s to you.
Posted by: Stephen J. on
Way to go Mike!
Posted by: Damon Kelsay on
Congrats team! I was also with the RMI team that was leaving on one of your K2 planes when you landed. It’s been so awesome following the blog posts and seeing all your hard work and patience pay off. Safe travels back down the mountain!
Posted by: Rue Chitwood on
Congratulations!!
Well done!
Posted by: Magda Higgins on
Congrats everyone! I was with the RMI team that jumped on one of your K2 planes after you landed on the Kahiltna Glacier. I’ve been following the blog posts everyday and happy to see the good news of the summit! Be safe on the descent, and congrats!
Posted by: James Jones on
congrats Solveig and team, it was a long wait but I am glad you made it
Posted by: Tom on
Way to go team! So excited to hear this news. Eric - we look so forward to hearing about your experience and seeing your photos.
Big hugs all around!
Sally
Posted by: Sally Maca on