Summit Attempt
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by sarah_hassell
I spoke to Mike just as the team was going to bed on Thursday night. They had made camp at Barafu after acclimatizing all day.
Everyone will be rousing at about 4:00 am and leaving for the summit around 5:30 am. For those keeping track in real-time, that is 8:30 pm in Denver. The plan is to hike 8 to 9 hours to reach the summit. Descent is roughly 3-4 hours but if that staminas are flagging, the team will camp at High Crater Camp and descend in the morning. The weather shows highs about 18 F and clear and sunny skies all day.
I will keep updating tomorrow as I get information.