Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Descend
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Jess Matthews, Taylor Bickford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 11,200'
Saturday, June 9, 2018 - 11:13 PM PT
After a late night making dinner and filling water bottles, we were content to sleep in a bit until the sun hit the tents and made things a bit warmer. With packs full, we rallied back along the West Buttress, beating the oncoming traffic to the fixed lines. We rendezvoused with Tyler Jones's team at 14,000', where they were so kind as to hook us up with water and high fives, then we kept the train rolling down to 11, where Mike King's team let us use their kitchen tent and had already dug up our cache for us. We're going to sleep a few hours here, then wake up in the (not) dark (it's Alaska in the summer time) to walk the last piece to base camp, aiming to be there for first flights in the morning. Keeping our fingers crossed for flyable weather and a cold IPA before noon!
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer
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Comments (2)
So looking forward to seeing you! And hearing all the stories! Save journey down and off to Talkeetna! I’m in dunker training all Monday, so I’ll see you in in evening! Love you!
Posted by: Kathy on
So happy to hear your news of the day! Looking forward to hearing you are down safely!
Posted by: Ken and Beckie Ruggles on