Thursday, May 29, 2008

Rest of team poised for a summit bid!

Hey all,  according to the RMI postings and the NOAA forecast, it looks like the best opportunity for a summit bid will be Saturday (Day 24).  If weather is good enough (diminishing winds), they will try to summit tomorrow (Day 23).  If they go tomorrow, the earliest that they will be off the mountain is likely Sunday (that gives them Saturday to travel to Base Camp).  If they Summit on Saturday, they might not be off until Monday.  It all depends on how fast they move coming down after reaching the summit and flying conditions at Base Camp--it took us 10 hours from Camp IV without much break time and without having reached the summit and then we had to wait until the next day for good fly-out conditions (plus, the team will have to dig out their cache at Camp IV).  Base Camp seems to be plagued by low clouds and fog.  Either way, both Friday and Saturday look very promising for a summit!  I have my fingers crossed for them!  It is now Day 22 on the mountain, and I know that lunch food is a little scarce up there, but I know that they can hold out until the weekend.  Go team!  Be safe!  Half my head is still up there with you!

1 comment:

Chandra Wobschall Millner said...

The team has reached the summit according to the post on: http://carneyblog.typepad.com/triandclimb_denali/