Denali Expedition: Walter & Team at Basecamp Waiting to Fly
Posted by: Mike Walter, Abby Westling, Emma Lyddan
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Denali
Elevation: 7,200'
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June 1, 2023, 5:13 pm PDT
After a successful summit day we descended from high camp to 14k Camp for the night. After a hearty burrito breakfast we descended to base camp, a 10-hour trek. We had excellent weather and perfect snow conditions for our lengthy descent. Unfortunately, snow returned in the morning and we were unable to fly off the glacier. K2 Aviation has pilots and planes on standby to come pick us up when the weather breaks. Who knows when that will be, but until then our climbers are dreaming of hot showers, cold beers, real food, and flush toilets. Nothing is easy about climbing Denali, and this final hurdle is testing our climbers'mettle. Hopefully we'll see the skies soon and the dreams will come to fruition. Fingers crossed.
RMI Guide Mike Walter and team
Comments (3)
Excellent everyone! Hang in there!!
Posted by: Jamie on
I’m so proud of you Scott! I can’t wait to hear all about it!
Posted by: Debbie Eldridge on
Almost down, you’ve all done great and Mother Nature likes to throw hurdles we all know. Fingers crossed for a break in the weather soon. Rich is probably dreaming of the warm beaches of Thailand right now.
Posted by: Kim on