Guides: Forest McBrian and Mike Pond

Climbers: Rob Gribbin, Dmitri Nichiporov, Deke Williams, Jens Rabbels, Krushnaa Patil, Chris Shumate

Thursday, May 6; 12:30pm

Denali Lead Guide Forest McBrian called in and reported the following:

"Hey, it's Forest again. We are sitting here in Camp 2, getting ready to head down and get our cache. We had quite a journey to get up to Camp 2, climbing through a whiteout and blowing snow. The team did great though and everyone got to sleep in this morning, which was much appreciated! We woke everyone up with hot sausage biscuits for breakfast along with hot coffee and tea. Quite a welcome treat after a very cold night at around -23 C (-9.3 F). Well, we've got to get moving and grab this cache."

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