The team moved out of Base Camp this morning and dropped down onto the immense Kahiltna Glacier. Leaving Base Camp, the route actually drops downhill as the Southeast Fork merges with the main body of the Kahiltna. They then slowly gained altitude as they made their way through a couple of crevassed areas on their way to camp.
One of our Kobler friends decided not to head out of Base Camp, and flew out to Talkeetna this morning. He is fine and just decided that the time for this expedition was not right for him.
The team single carried their way up glacier today, meaning that they packed up all of their kit and moved it up in a single push. From now on, they plan to "double carry" or move roughy half of their supplies at a time. This will enable them to carry their kit up to (or near) the next camp and then return to their previous camp. Climbers call this "Climb high and sleep low," and it allows you to acclimatize a bit, but sleep lower, thereby easing the transition to the next altitude.
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