Denali Team 3: May 15 – June 4
Guides: Kevin Hogan, 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), Jon Cook (UK)
Lead Guide Mat Erpelding calling in at 1:45pm on May 18 with the following dispatch:
“Hey there! This is Mat calling in from Camp 1. It’s a lovely day here and everyone is enjoying themselves thus far. Believe it or not it is actually shorts weather up here, kind of reminds me of a beach scene…just replace the sand with snow and the water with miles of glacier. We’ve been killing time talking politics, luckily nothing too explosive has come up. We’re basically just living the dream up here!
Our plan is to move up to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft tomorrow. We’ll call you with an update then!”