The team descended from High Camp on the 14th and spent the night at 14,200'. They walked down to Base Camp the following day.
The lower glacier was fairly exciting with numerous crevasses that were covered by thin, weak bridges. No one took any big crevasse falls, but several climbers poked in to their knees or waist. The evening light was magical as the peaks that they had been looking down on from above just days earlier were bathed in orange and pink and towered above the weary crew.
Friday morning dawed beautiful and they boarded an Otter aircraft for a jaw-dropping flight out to Talkeetna. Burgers, halibut and a beer or two were consumed in an effort to catch up on some of the calories that were consumed by summit day and the descent.
Everyone is now making their way home.
I had the good fortune to climb alongside this team and would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for their exceptionally good attitudes and energy. They really came together as a team and worked great together.
I will add some photos and perhaps some depth to some of the posts in a few days.
Best,
Todd
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