D E N A L I (20,320')
1998 Alpine Ascents Expedition
Wally Berg
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It's a Still and Calm Summit
Sunday, June 28, 1998
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Hi Mountain Zone, it's Wally Berg. It's 7pm on the 28th. I told you we could make it to the summit in an hour and we did. I also told you it would be too windy up here to call you and actually it's not. We've been blessed with a beautiful, still, calm evening. We're all standing on the summit amazed at the good luck we've had. This is the 15th day and here we are on the summit, the very peak of North America, all seven members of this trip...
[editor's note: Berg got cut off on this call and another subsequent one. The next call is from the team's 17,000' camp after a safe descent.]
— Wally Berg, Expedition Leader
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Expedition UpdatesAlpine Ascents International
Denali Expedition Updates:
SAFELY BACK IN HIGH CAMP
[June 30, '98]
Exhausted, elated, and eating a lot at the 17,000' camp.
IT'S A STILL AND CALM SUMMIT
[June 28, '98]
It's a wind-free evening on the summit of Denali.
ONE HOUR FROM THE SUMMIT
[June 28, '98]
The team is moving up the summit ridge at 19,900'.
18-HOUR DAYS AT 17,200'
[June 27, '98]
After a day of rest, the team will go for the summit.
FEELING GOOD AT 14,200'
[June 24, '98]
Team is strong, moving fast, and now acclimating to go higher.
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