Denali Team 3: May 15 – June 4 Guides: Tom Kirby, and Matt Erpelding
Climbers: Allen Borgardts (Missouri), Robert “Alex” Borgardts (Missouri), Jonathan Fischer (Colorado), David Haimsky (Virginia), Jeffrey Gephart (Michigan), Helle Dam Sorensen (Denmark), Brandon McNalley (Washington), Ryan Canfield (Washington)
Mat called at 9:30am on May 31st with this dispatch:
“Hello! Good news! We summited yesterday! It was a long, 16 hour day. Sorry we didn’t call yesterday – the summit proper was very crowded and by the time we got up to the top, we really needed to turn around because of the time.”
“Eight of us made it (that includes Tom and me – Helle, Brandon, and Jon went down earlier).”
“Right now, we’re at high camp and the crew is still in their tents napping and resting up. My tongue is totally sunburned! We’re really looking forward to getting back to civilization, especially hot cinnamon rolls. Our goal is to get back to 14,000 feet today.”
“My next call will be from base camp, so I’ll talk to you soon!”
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