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)
Andrew called on Sunday the 13th at 11pm with the following update:
Hi again, this is Andrew Calling from Base Camp. We caught the absolute last light flight late last night. We flew just beneath the clouds. The runway is pretty mushy. You can tell the temperatures are warming up here as we get into the late season. Everyone is settling into camp, and the cook tent is set up. We’re having hamburgers and salad tonight. We’ll probably go to bed right after that. Tomorrow we’re doing some basic skills review such as rope team travel. Then on Tuesday we’ll move up to 7,800 feet. We’re all excited to get started.