Denali Expedition: Van Deventer & Team Remain at 11,000ft Camp
Posted by: Pete Van Deventer, Abby Westling, Emma Lyddan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
Elevation: 11,000'
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 7:54 pm PT
The forecast was for this weather system to begin to clear out today, and when we got up this morning we were hopeful that the trend was going in the right direction. We could see down below, had sunshine in camp, though it was still plenty windy. We dragged our feet to make sure it kept getting better by making a blueberry pancake breakfast. As we enjoyed that we listened to the wind get stronger and watched the tent get darker as clouds pushed up and we lost the sun. We continued to kick the can and see if we would get a chance to head downhill and grab our cache, but it continued to deteriorate. Eventually we pulled the plug and went to our weather day rhythm of tent hang, reading, cards, etc. Over dinner the sun finally poked back out so hopefully this system is finally moving out and we'll get our shot tomorrow.
RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer
