The following call came through last night from Base Camp at about 7:45 Alaska Time. The whole team is assembled and eager to head up glacier. They are probably halfway to Camp 1 at 7,800 feet as I type.
There has been a lot of new snow on the entire mountain, and it sounds like a good foot fell on Base Camp, so travel on the glacier should be a bit tiresome with trail breaking, but the crevasse hazards should be somewhat minimized.
The route out of Base Camp actually drops downhill for about 600 feet as the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna (where BC is located) pours down to the main body of the glacier. It then gradually ascends about 1400 feet over the course of four miles to a nice camping spot with views of the massive South Face of Denali.
Please be advised that not all podcasts will come through very clear, as the team is calling us on a satellite phone and those pesky satellites keep orbiting around, and occasionally make for garbled transmissions at latitudes as high as Denali.
Here is the team!
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