Click on a date below for a report and pictures.
Post-climb Dispatch - September 2004
June 6, 2004 (Sunday): Most of the team will be flying back to Colorado today. Welcome home!
June 5, 2004 (Saturday): Rest, eat, bath and head back to Anchorage.
June 4, 2004 (Friday): The team is in Talkeetna, some of them with their families - all of them eating, drinking and bathing.
June 3, 2004 (Thursday): "All of us are very motivated to get down off this mountain to a reasonable elevation today!"
June 2, 2004 (Wednesday): Doug called at 2:30pm ADT from 17,300 ft, "We've had better days."
June 1, 2004 (Tuesday): "Today is a rest day before our summit attempt."
May 31, 2004 (Monday): "No one descends alone so someone would have to turn around with him..."
May 30, 2004 (Sunday): "The sun is so intense at 15,300 ft, the inside temp of the tent is unbearably hot"
May 29, 2004 (Saturday): "We will move camp today and Sunday will be a rest day."
May 28, 2004 (Friday): "We made our carry to 15,300 ft to cache food and gear."
May 27, 2004 (Thursday): The team arrived at Camp 5 (14,000 ft) at 2:15pm (ADT).
May 26, 2004 (Wednesday): "We got up today at 6am and had great views of the upper mountain."
May 25, 2004 (Tuesday): The ledge at 13,000 ft is just large enough for our three tents.
May 24, 2004 (Monday): "We decided to stay at 13,000 ft as it is far more protected than 13,300 ft."
May 23, 2004 (Sunday): "It's a well-needed rest day after being out for 14 hours."
May 22, 2004 (Saturday): Ring...ring...Hello? "Hi, Todd. This is Doug. We're ON the West Rib!"
May 21, 2004 (Friday): "The middle of the glacier above 10,500 ft. was completely impassable."
May 20, 2004 (Thursday): "We expect to leave by noon and drag and carry to the base of the upper icefall."
May 19, 2004 (Wednesday): "This place is amazing and the pictures don’t do it justice!"
May 18, 2004 (Tuesday): After waiting all day, at 7:00pm Alaska time, "We're on our way" - Doug
May 17, 2004 (Monday): Stuck in Talkeetna. Zero visibility at Talkeetna Airport and at Kahiltna Glacier landing strip.
May 16, 2004 (Sunday): No flights have gone out since last night. Rumor has it that there's a blizzard at basecamp.
May 15, 2004 (Saturday): The team assembled at Anchorage Int'l airport to meet the shuttle for the 3 hour trip to Talkeetna.
May 14, 2004 (Friday): Greetings from Anchorage! Reynald and Steve M. arrive late tonight. - Greg
We have finished the testing of the equipment we will use to bring family, friends, and others interested in the expedition, up-to-date dispatches from the mountain. During testing, video clip files proved to be too large to send from the satellite-phone/pda system we will be using. We will be sending e-mail and pictures daily, as satellite communications allow. Upon the return of the RibCo '04 Team, video clips and high-resolution pictures of the expedition will be posted on this site.