Dave Ahrens and his crew are taking a well deserved rest day today. Yesterday they carried a load of food and fuel up to 16,500 feet to stock their high camp in preparation for their push to the summit. The climbing above 14,000 feet is the most technical and the most fun on the whole West Buttress route. They clip into some fixed lines at around 15,000 feet for the steep pitch of snow/ice that gets them to the West Buttress. They will follow the ridge up for another 900 vertical feet to get to the high camp at over 17,000 ft. This ridge is one of the most aesthetic places on the entire route, and I'm sure you'll see some pictures when they get home. Today they will be resting, and when the weather looks promising they will make their push to high camp, and on to the summit.
It looks like they might be sitting out a bit of weather before moving up. You can check out the forecast on the link listed on the side.
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