Back to base camp

| June 9, 2009

Looks like they made it safe and sound!    Just got a “spot” that they are down back at base camp.    My guess is that they took down their camp on the top of Mt. Crosson and made it back down to their main base camp today.  Can’t wait to see the pics and hear about their time out there.   What a great accomplishment for the entire team and assuming Andrew skied down (and how else would he descend?), he is the only person to have skied Denali (the father), Sultana/Foraker (the mother) and Hunter (the child)!   Pretty cool.  

Polly

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Andrew McLean lives in Park City, Utah and is a gear designer, writer, photographer, ski mountaineer, climber, Mountain Unicycle rider and father of two very loud little girls.

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  1. 布里斯班 says:
    June 9, 2009 at 23:30

    Base camp is quite useful, I think.

  2. Ingrid says:
    June 10, 2009 at 08:42

    That’s awesome! Nice job, guys-amazing!- and thanks, Polly, for the updates!

  3. WEF says:
    June 10, 2009 at 09:21

    Just fyi… the Dena’ina name for Hunter is “Begguya”.

  4. Jim R. says:
    June 10, 2009 at 10:06

    Excellent news! Congrats to Andrew and the team!

  5. Pete says:
    June 10, 2009 at 11:41

    Congrats team! Pretty cool Alaskan triple header of skiing!

  6. Ian Reid says:
    June 10, 2009 at 11:48

    WOW! awesome dad! Thanks Polly for keeping us all up to date!
    Some Scotch drinking will be in store. I might even wait till they are back or I’m not on the clock! A bottle of 15 Balvine sounds about right!!

  7. Mike Marolt says:
    June 11, 2009 at 13:28

    This is one of the coolest ski mountaineering accomplishments i can think of. Very nice!!

    M

  8. BJS says:
    June 11, 2009 at 21:43

    A very cool accomplishment! Congratulations to everyone involved. Well done!

  9. Hart says:
    June 13, 2009 at 22:26

    bad ass.

    posted it – http://twitter.com/theMattHart

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