They’ve arrived at the High Camp and last camp before the summit attempt. It’s been epic battle said Sean. Their 2 stoves packed in which could have been a disaster but they’ve managed to get them working again.
The stretch to th High Camp is the most scenic part of the route. The terrain was quite […]
Monday was a big day for Team Zulu/Maxidor. They were able to finally leave their sleds and put on backpacks filled with supplies for the summit bid and then climbed the headwall to approximately 16,700ft (5090m). The headwall is a 800ft, 40-degree ice slope fixed with two ropes (one up, one down). They cached gear […]
From Sean – everyone is well and has recovered from yesterday. They will hopefully be doing an acclimatisation climb to 17,000 ft (5185m) today which means getting up the massive headwall that leads to the High Camp at 17060. Once they reach the High Camp, they will spend a bit of time there getting use […]
Sean’s called to say they’ve just arrived at 14,000ft (4200m). It’s been an 8 hr trip and they are hammered. They are now in Camp Four (Basin Camp) and it’s the first time in 6 days that they’ve seen blue sky.
They exchanged their snow shoes for crampons and climbed up the steep Motorcycle Hill, around […]
From Molly – today the team did an acclimatisation walk to 13000ft (4000m). Conditions are pretty hectic – there was a white out, it was -41 degrees Celsius and windy. Tough. They are all ok and back at Camp 3. Molly had a little scare and stepped into a small hole in the thick snow. […]
From Molly – They are all fine. They had a tough, steep climb for about 3 hours in the snow. The sleds are proving to be quite testy. The camp fortunately has a great igloo type set up pre-built with a large tarpaulin over the common area. They are in good spirits.
From Sean this morning – they’ve been plodding on in heavy snow and white out conditions. They’re now at Camp 3 (11,000ft/3352m) and celebrating Ant’s birthday with fried boerewors and popcorn. Sean said it was a beautiful evening at Camp 3. Tomorrow they will push up to Windy Corner for an acclimatisation run and then […]
Update from Molly – they are all 100%. Tough walk from Camp 1 to Camp 2 (9700ft/3000m). They arrived at 6pm and set up their tents. Bear in mind the sun only sets at around 11pm. No-one fell into a crevasse today fortunately!
Over the next few days, the team will be making their way on what is usually a well beaten trail up the glacier. The main obstacles apart from the weather are crevasses so they work in roped teams. From Kahiltna Base the route descends to Heartbreak Hill which if icy, can be a frustrating experience […]
