Denali Team 5: June 13–July 3
Guides: Paul Ivaska, Richard Riquelme, Kristen Looper
Apprentice: Andrew Yasso
Climbers: Walt, Ann, and Luke Hampton (Canton, Connecticut), Caitriona Strain (Burnfoot, Ireland), Brendan McDyer (Glenties, Ireland), Skye O’Donnell (Sydney, Australia), Colin Stalnecker (Chicago, Illinois), Ryan Derrigan (Rickmansworth, England), and Stephen Williams (Oxon, United Kingdom)
Paul called in a quick dispatch on Wednesday, June 23rd, at 5:30pm Pacific time:
“We’re back at 14,000 camp today, after a successful cache up at 16,000 feet. Everyone’s doing well, and tomorrow we’ll move up to high camp. Talk to you then!”
Here are a few messages from us to you:
From Andrew: Thanks to everyone following the trip! Love to my friends and family.
From Walt and Anne: Say hello to hlo!
From Skye to Karl: Pray to God that the loads are not too heavy!