YotaTech Forums - View Single Post

Teotwaki · 03-27-2007, 08:07 PM

I want to thank all of the folks who encouraged me to write this up and egged me on. The postscript to the story is that we had a few misadventures on the way down to 17K camp. We rested long enough to descend safely to the 14K camp where the storm was settling in. After a day of rest Andy decided to stay longer as he could not go back early and pay huge fines on his airfare. On the 21st Jimmy and Kerisi and I made a mad dash all the way down to the 7800' camp in one long relentless push, digging up all of our caches along the way. There we were boxed in by the storm until 3 PM. Then we whipped ourselves all the way across the 5 miles to the 7200' camp through now slushy snow and hot sunshine.

Remember how deserted it was on May 8th, just two weeks before? Now look at this

The storm had stopped all flights so folks just threw a huge party with beer, BBQs and loud music, an unbelievable sight.

This is Base Camp Lisa who made sure we got out on the last possible flight:

Loading up...

Flying off into the Alaskan twilight on only our 14th day

Ultimately we succeeded because of friendships with each other and with total strangers. Getting to the top was just the "icing" on the cake.

03-27-2007, 08:07 PM	#64 (permalink)
Teotwaki Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 188	I want to thank all of the folks who encouraged me to write this up and egged me on. The postscript to the story is that we had a few misadventures on the way down to 17K camp. We rested long enough to descend safely to the 14K camp where the storm was settling in. After a day of rest Andy decided to stay longer as he could not go back early and pay huge fines on his airfare. On the 21st Jimmy and Kerisi and I made a mad dash all the way down to the 7800' camp in one long relentless push, digging up all of our caches along the way. There we were boxed in by the storm until 3 PM. Then we whipped ourselves all the way across the 5 miles to the 7200' camp through now slushy snow and hot sunshine. Remember how deserted it was on May 8th, just two weeks before? Now look at this The storm had stopped all flights so folks just threw a huge party with beer, BBQs and loud music, an unbelievable sight. This is Base Camp Lisa who made sure we got out on the last possible flight: Loading up... Flying off into the Alaskan twilight on only our 14th day Ultimately we succeeded because of friendships with each other and with total strangers. Getting to the top was just the "icing" on the cake. __________________ 2005 SR5 4WD 4Runner Hanna rock sliders, 3" Downey coilovers, Deaver rear springs 30% stiffer & 2.5" taller, Donahoe rear shocks, LT265/75/R16 Bridgestone Revo's, rear diff. breather mod, Scion T1806 H/U, rear bumper LEDs, auto-dim mirror with compass & UV meter, Hi-Lift jack & gadgets, ScanGauge II, Midland CB, Garmin 276C GPS, Engel Fridge, All Pro rear lower links Last edited by Teotwaki; 03-27-2007 at 08:09 PM.