All is well on the mountain, as our team keeps plugging away at their ascent. They phoned in a series of audio messages reporting that they had moved a cache up to 13,500 feet and were planning to head to 14,200 feet today (weather permitting, of course). On their cache-laying mission to 13,500 feet they mostly wore crampons, but were able to ski a little of their return descent (they returned to 11,000 feet after leaving some of their supplies at 13,500 feet).
Their camp at 11,000 feet is surrounded on three sides by high walls of approximately 800 feet, which is the primary reason for the poor sat phone signal. Because they have been unable to send the pictures they are taking Keith opted to leave a "bonus" audio message. Make sure to listen to it below!
Among the people with whom they are sharing Camp 3 are a team of Japanese climbers who are drying sardines which they caught using nets in Anchorage. They are also seeing and talking to climbers who are on their descents after reaching the summit. Surely this is both inspirational and also informative!
The winds that they were expecting arrived and left approximately 1 foot of fresh snow on the ground. The current forecast includes more wind.
We hope to have more frequent updates as the team gets higher! Make sure to check back frequently!
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