Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 signs off after a safe and successful return to Talkeetna.
Dispatches from American Alpine Institute's worldwide mountaineering expeditions, including the West Buttress of Denali, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the Seven Summits.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 signs off after a safe and successful return to Talkeetna.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 conitnues descent.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 rests at High Camp after a successful summit. Will start making their way down today.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 happy to report that the team has safely and successfully summited. The team made it back to high camp last night around midnight. They will rest for a few hours and then begin their descent.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Jackson Griffith
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 moves to High Camp (17,200ft).
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Jackson Griffith
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 enjoys a rest day and prepares for the move to High Camp (17,200ft)
Guides:
Will Gordon
Mallorie Estenson
Eli Spitulnik
Climbers:
Mohamed Ait Elorf
Matthew Bird
Michael Cover
Jackson Griffith
Joshua Morrison
Karen Frake
Emma McCahill
Team 5 puts in their cache above the fixed lines. Now they wait for a weather window to move up.
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