AMS guide Larry Holmgren called in last night. They were camped at the top of the "Great Icefall" on the Kahiltna Glacier. They have been having a good time climbing and learning skills in and around Kahiltna Basecamp (the same base camp that all of the Denali climbers use).
They climbed a peak at base camp called "Control Tower" peak. It is a 1/2 day climb that consists of some route finding through a smaller ice fall (essentially a series of crevasses) and some steep snow climbing and a really cool ridge traverse, with some incredible views, to the summit.
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Here is a view of the North face of Mt Hunter as seen from Control Tower peak.
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Larry said that they are having nice temps, not too cold. They are planning on traveling through the Great Icefall this morning and setting up a camp at the base of a peak called Mount Soderstrom. If the conditions are good they'll try to climb Mt. Soderstrom, which I believe to be the second ascent and then continue on their way traversing to the Pika Glacier (AKA Little Switzerland).
They are having a great time and are seeing some of the most beautiful areas of Denali National Park that seldom people get to see from the Glacier.
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