Denali Expedition: Walter & Team Settling in at 14,200’
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 - 4:39 PM PT
Our first night sleeping at 14,200' on Denali was chilly but restful. After a leisurely wake up and breakfast, we booted up and headed down to retrieve our cache at ~13,600', just this side of Windy Corner. Now, back in camp, we are relaxing and resting, hydrating and eating.
Our plan is to rest and acclimate this afternoon and also tomorrow. We will spend some time tomorrow fortifying camp by building walls and also practicing fixed rope travel for climbing on the headwall above camp.
The next step for us is to establish a cache for our high camp. If all goes well, we'll get that done on Monday.
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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Comments (8)
Alex, Tom and Team,
Glad to see the great progress! Hope you are having a blast….
Stay warm and be safe.
Love,
Dad
Posted by: Larry on
Tommy and Alex
Wishing all great weather and summit!
Love from brooklyn
Lulu is happy and having fun
In the hood.
❤️
Aunt Elisa and Uncle Garrick
Posted by: Lulu on
Alex & Tom and group
Be well and safe. Hope the weather holds. Colorado summer awaits your return.
Jim
Posted by: Jim Hecker on
Shane,
I am enjoying the daily updates and pictures. Stay strong almost to the top! I know you are having a blast. Be safe everyone. Praying for you!
Love you, Mom
Posted by: Katie on
Alex and Tom and team- you are amazing, so proud of and inspired by all that you have already accomplished. Good luck going forward!
Posted by: Sarah Flynn on
Hi Tom M,
Fifteen hikers were asking after you today. Ralph led us on an awesome hike on Mt Tam, 17+ miles, 4100+ft. Having said that we appreciate that hiking in CA amounts to zip when compared to climbing Alaska’s big D.
We collectively send our best wishes to you and the team.
Love & Hugs
Posted by: Jacquie on
Stay warm, eat and drink plenty, and rest well tomorrow! Fingers are still crossed for decent weather and a safe summit!
We are all thinking of you, Tom, and send our love!
Warm hugs!
Susan
Posted by: Susan on
This is so much more than jumping out of bad airplanes! I am so proud of you my son. Others say Por Que… you say Por Que No?
This climbing mountains as a metaphor of your goals, naaa. You just decided to climb the mountain. No metaphors.
So risk your life in the pursuit of dreams. It seems to be what draws us… if imminent death is not involved, we can watch the rest on TV.
You got this crazy gene… it is exciting… isn’t it?
In heart only… I am there with you. I pray for me as for you… Don’t fuck it up… ok?
Or at least, get some great pictures. I hope they do not retrieve the camera from a crevasse.
Black, dark humor always got me by.
Climb high… others use what you do as a likeness to what they want to be.
Crest on!
Oh yeah… I love you, like a turtle love UP. (I hate metaphors)
Dad
Posted by: George Head on