Base Camp

They flew in to base camp today, and now the work begins. It was sunny and beautiful again today, so there were no delays and they flew right in. Base camp sits at about 7,200 ft on the S.E. Fork of the Kahiltna glacier, right under Mt Hunter. It's an amazing flight, and a great introduction to the Alaska Range. Today they got their loads organized, got their sleds rigged up, and went to bed early. They plan to get up very early (3 am or so) and travel to camp 1 before the sun heats up the snow too much. Travel on the glacier is much easier when the snow is frozen solid, and not soft and slushy.