Matt and I have rented a satellite phone and Glenn has agreed to update this blog with our progress. We won't be updating every day, but maybe we can afford to send info every 4 or 5 days.
We pay $8.99 each day that we use the phone and then $1.79 per minute for talk time and $.69 for each text message. Apparently, if callers use the proper method, incoming calls to us have no per-minute charge! I will have to read the plan more closely to verify this.
Matt and I conducting final packing for the trip. June 2nd is almost here. My basement is really getting cleaned up as a I stuff gear into my duffel and backpack. It is the cleanest it has been in months.
Oh, and I wanted to thank Glenn for the photos for the previous post from our trip to St. Marys Glacier. I left my camera in my back at the bottom of the glacier. I will do a better job of picture taking on Denali.
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Talkeetna, AK Weather
Potential Itinerary
June 4 Base Camp (7,200 feet) up to Camp I at 7,800 feet
June 5 Camp I up to Camp II at 10,000 feet.
June 6 Rest and acclimatization day
June 7 Carry half our gear to Camp III at 11,500 feet and return to Camp II
June 8 Carry other half of gear to Camp III
June 9 Rest and acclimatization day
June 10 Carry to Camp IV at 14,200 feet
June 11 Rest and acclimatize
June 12 Rest and acclimatize
June 13 Carry gear to 16,500 feet and cache and return to Camp IV
June 14 Rest and prepare for move to high camp
June 15 Pick up cache at 16,500 feet and move to high camp at 17,200 feet.
June 16 Rest and prepare for summit day
June 17 Summit Day! and return to high camp
June 18 Descend to Camp II
June 19 Descend to Base Camp and wait for a flight off the glacier
Factor in at least three days of storms maybe more. This would be the ideal scenario.
June 5 Camp I up to Camp II at 10,000 feet.
June 6 Rest and acclimatization day
June 7 Carry half our gear to Camp III at 11,500 feet and return to Camp II
June 8 Carry other half of gear to Camp III
June 9 Rest and acclimatization day
June 10 Carry to Camp IV at 14,200 feet
June 11 Rest and acclimatize
June 12 Rest and acclimatize
June 13 Carry gear to 16,500 feet and cache and return to Camp IV
June 14 Rest and prepare for move to high camp
June 15 Pick up cache at 16,500 feet and move to high camp at 17,200 feet.
June 16 Rest and prepare for summit day
June 17 Summit Day! and return to high camp
June 18 Descend to Camp II
June 19 Descend to Base Camp and wait for a flight off the glacier
Factor in at least three days of storms maybe more. This would be the ideal scenario.
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