Team Zulu/Maxidor flew onto the Kahiltna glacier and to Base Camp on Monday. At Base Camp they prepared to move up the mountain by organising loads and rigging their sleds. Shortly after they started making their way, Tony fell into a ‘slot’ or ice hollow up to his waist. All were relieved it was only […]
Message from Molly – ‘Hi from Talkeetna. We didn’t fly into base camp due to snow so after waiting around for half the day we found some accommodation and wandered around the tiny town. It was memorial day here so lots of people out and about. We all went to bed really early and have […]
The snow didn’t clear on the landing yesterday so the team had to head back into town. Hold thumbs that they can fly today…
Extract from Sean’s book ‘Freeze Frame’ – ‘Talkeetna’s roadside bars and cafes are resplendent with charming reminders of the pioneers who once eked out a bleak existence in those forested foothills. Bear […]
If the weather is good, Team Zulu (Maxidor!) will be taking a 45 minute flight to the Kahiltna Glacier today and to Base Camp at 2,000m. Here they will organize their loads, rig their sleds and prepare to move up the mountain. Right now they are waiting at the airport […]
From Molly on Thursday ‘Good morning to SA from the evening in Anchorage where the sun doesn’t really set… Today we flew over beautiful mountains into Alaska and then stacked up on more gear. Some of the team managed to get boots and salopettes, glacier goggles and other bits. We’re heading (via mountain bikes) to […]
Team Zulu sports expedition to Denali – 6 of us (Wilmien van der Merwe, Andrew Barnes, Tony Badenhorst, Anthony Rowan, Molly Hegyi and Sean) on our way to climb the highest mountain in North America – Denali 6194m (Mt McKinley). Curtain raiser for Mt Everest in 2015. Gear shopping proper in Seattle last week.
Message from Sean is that everyone is well and that today’s acclimatisation hike was a good slog up to 3150m – in denims. Instead of doing the usual route to Cheget, they went to the Observation station and had fantastic views of Mt Elbrus. The weather was beautiful. But the best news of all is that […]
