February 18, 2013
The Winter Expedition Seminar checked in this evening (2/18) by satellite phone. All is well with the team, they are spending their second night at a tent camp placed just below the Muir Snowfield at around 6,500 feet. They arrived at the site yesterday, and spent the afternoon establishing a secure and comfortable winter camp. Pictured is their cook tent shelter, big enough for the entire group when all are squeezed in!
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- Group in the cook tent eating dinner
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- Group engaged in avalanche transceiver search practice
Tomorrow they will ascend the Muir Snowfield to Camp Muir at 10,000 feet if all goes well. Today the group participated in a number of training sessions including avalanche training, use of avalanche transceivers and winter climbing skills. It was cloudy today and a bit of snowfall, but better weather is expected for tomorrow.
George Dunn