Denali After Action Report.compressed.pdf

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Day 8: Rest Day, build and fortify camp at 14200
Day 9: Storm Day, ski from 15200ft on the West Buttress
Day 10: Ski from west rib at 16000ft
Day 11: Try to acclimate by getting to high camp at 17200ft, get stuck behind
guided group, turn around at Washburn’s thumb, bad headache this day for me
Day 12: Ski from West Rib at 16000ft, Go over to the edge of the world and take
many pictures.
Day 13: Rest Day and prepare packs/drink tons of water for summit day
*Day 14: Summit day, 4:00am start, 12hrs up 5 hrs down, back at 14000ft, coughing
and headaches on ascending pig hill and on the descent. I also spent almost two
hours chatting and rehydrating with a couple climbers at 17.2k. Thanks for the
water!
Day 15: Rest Day
Day 16: Partner decides he wants to leave and try to beat the incoming storm, we
descend, pick up cache at 11000k after searching for an hour.
Day 17: Storm Day at airstrip
Day 18: Storm Day at airstrip
Day 19: Get picked up around noon by Talkeetna Air Taxi, Dry Stuff, Drink, Burgers,
Drink, Live Music in Talkeetna, Pizza, Drink, Sleep at Talkeetna Air Taxi
Day 20: Hitch a ride to Anchorage, Spenard Hostel
Day 21: Spenard Hostel, Buy supplies for Sea Kayak Trip
Day 22: Train to Whittier, Start Sea Kayak Trip
Day 23: Sea Kayaking
Day 24: Sea Kayaking
Day 25: Sea Kayaking, Return to Whittier, Train to Anchorage
Day 26: Spenard Hostel, Dry stuff from Kayak trip
*Day 27: Fly home; sit next to morbidly obese woman for the flight=half a chair
Day 28: Arrive home
*=Hardest Days of the Trip