2015 Denali Team 3 - Dispatch 1

Expedition Dates: May 17th - June 6th 

Dispatch 1 received May 17th, 2015

Guides:

Chad Cochran
Aili Farquhar
Ian McEleney

Climbers:

Keith Bunnett
Lee Leatherbarrow
Robert Kunc
Peter Alan Schultz
Mike Davies
Craig Crosse (SPUD)
Peter Cammell

Team 3 has arrived at Base Camp. Guide Ian shares the days adventures: They woke up in Anchorage, drove up to the town of Talkeetna at the base of Denali, saw some moose, met with the Denali Climbing Rangers and enjoyed some pizza for lunch.  In the afternoon, they got into two planes and flew on to the Kahiltna Glacier. The spent the rest of the day establishing camp, working on skill, acclimatizing, and getting used to glacier life. 

Photos courtesy of AAI archives.