Mount Logan

ОТРЕДАКТИРОВАТЬ

Day Itinerary
Day 1 The group will meet in Anchorage on the afternoon of the starting date of the expedition. Arrangements will be made for us to spend the night at a local bed and breakfast (name and location to be announced). The cost of this will be up to each individual, and will generally be $25-$35. We will meet at the bed and breakfast as our flight arrivals permit. The evening will be the last opportunity to pick up additional food items or gear for the trip. There is an REI and a local climbing store nearby.
Day 2 Early breakfast and departure for Chitina. Transportation to Chitina will be prearranged and will cost each individual approximately $115 round trip. The drive to Chitina is spectacular and takes about 5 hours with a lunch stop on the way. At the Chitina airstrip, the bush pilot will pick us up and will shuttle us to his wilderness lodge, about 45 minutes flying time up the Chitina River. The night will be spent in rustic bunks at the lodge and we will be provided with dinner and breakfast.
Day 3 Weather permitting, we will fly to our landing site on the glacier (9,000′) and establish a Base Camp.
Day 4 Carry to Camp I (11,200′). A long, easy carry with sleds, about 7 kilometers. 4-5 hours up and 1 hour down.
Day 5 Rest day at Base.
Day 6 Move from Base to Camp I.
Day 7 Carry the 4.5 kilometers to Camp II (13,200′), just below King Col, or cache gear at 12,500′.
Day 8 Move to Camp II.
Day 9 Down carry to retrieve gear cached at 12,500′.
Day 10 Climb the last bit up to King Col, then route find up a 1,500-foot high slope with angles of up to 45 degrees. This is perhaps the crux of the climb, but not excessively difficult. We are on the lookout for avalanche hazard in this area. Make a cache at around 15,000′.
Day 11 Move to Camp II at approximately 15,000′.
Day 12 Rest day.
Day 13 Carry a load up past “the football field” at 16,000′ to Camp III, “Windy Camp” at 17,000′.
Day 14 Move to Camp III.
Day 15 Rest day.
Day 16 Carry up to Prospector’s Col (Iona Col) at 18,000′ and leave a cache.
Day 17 Move camp up over Prospector’s Col and down the other side onto the great ice plateau to Camp IV (17,600′). We will plush as far as possible across the plateau to minimize the summit day.
Day 18 Rest day.
Day 19 Possible summit day. It is a long, arduous, high altitude walk of 3-4 miles to the summit from high camp. It is not difficult terrain, but a very demanding day.
Day 20 Descent to King Col camp.
Day 21 Descent to Base and pickup by bush pilot. Fly out to Chitina and return to Anchorage. Evening flight home if possible.
Day 22 Return home.
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