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The number of days to climb Mount Logan is between
20 and 35 days depending upon weather and our team
members' health. Regardless of any schedule or our
desires to move up the mountain, it is the weather
that ultimately determines our schedule. Often,
Expeditions take days to fly onto the mountain itself
due to clouds and storms, and while on the mountain,
moving up higher is only possible under the right
conditions. Often, wind storms with up to 70 mph
winds will blow across the glaciers with the temperature
dropping below -25 Celsius at night.
Our expedition, which is planned for 32 days, is
11 days longer than the average trip for Mount Logan
giving us more flexibility to wait out storms. And
while we have prepared an ideal schedule for the
Expedition planning out the days, dates, altitude,
camps and locations, the weather will determine
when and how far we actually move. You will notice
at the end of the schedule we have allowed for a
number of days for health issues and/or storms which
we will use as the situation changes and we face
the elements of the mountain.
Our "live" broadcasts for our audience,
and specifically for our schools, are planned around
rest days. We have selected these days because equipment
set up and broadcast will typically take 2 –
3 hours. Also, as a considerable amount of battery
power will be required, we need to allow for recharging
periods. These rest days on our schedule are currently
planned for specific calendar dates, but will likely
change because of weather. We will make every effort
to have our broadcasts on a weekday to accommodate
the school week.
For our "live" broadcasts, the plan is
for the following dates (which can change based
on weather):
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May 7
- May 11
- May 15
- May 17
- May 23
- May 25
- May 28 – June 1
- June 4
Day |
Date |
Altitude |
Camp |
Location |
| 1 |
Sunday,
May 06, 2007
|
2,317 |
Base
Camp |
Silver
City, Airport. Fly up to Base Camp |
| 2 |
Monday,
May 07, 2007
|
2,317 |
Base Camp |
Base Camp |
| 3 |
Tuesday,
May 08, 2007
|
9,000 |
Base Camp |
Base Camp |
| 4 |
Wednesday,
May 09, 2007
|
9,000 |
Base Camp |
Carry forward to Camp I, sleep at Base Camp |
| 5 |
Thursday,
May 10, 2007 |
9,000 |
Camp I |
Move to Camp I |
| 6 |
Friday, May 11, 2007 |
11,000 |
Camp I |
Camp I - recovery day |
| 7 |
Saturday, May 12, 2007 |
11,000 |
Camp I |
Carry forward to below Camp II, sleep at Camp
I |
| 8 |
Sunday, May 13, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Move to Camp II |
| 9 |
Monday, May 14, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Back haul to get gear below Camp II |
| 10 |
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Camp II - recovery day |
| 11 |
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Carry forward to Camp III |
| 12 |
Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Rest day at Camp II |
| 13 |
Friday, May 18, 2007 |
15,000 |
Camp III - Football Field |
Move to Camp III |
| 14 |
Saturday, May 19, 2007 |
15,000 |
Camp III - Football Field |
Camp III - recovery day |
| 15 |
Sunday, May 20, 2007 |
15,000 |
Camp III - Football Field |
Carry forward to below Camp IV, sleep at Camp
III |
| 16 |
Monday, May 21, 2007 |
17,000 |
Camp IV - Prospector's Col |
Move to Camp IV |
| 17 |
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 |
17,000 |
Camp IV - Prospector's Col |
Back haul to get gear below Camp IV |
| 18 |
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
17,000 |
Camp IV - Prospector's Col |
Rest Day at Camp IV |
| 19 |
Thursday, May 24, 2007 |
17,600 |
Camp V - Plateau |
Move to Camp V |
| 20 |
Friday, May 25, 2007 |
17,900 |
Camp V - Plateau |
Camp V - rest day |
| 21 |
Saturday, May 26, 2007 |
17,900 |
Camp V - Plateau |
Camp V - rest day |
| 22 |
Sunday, May 27, 2007 |
17,900 |
Camp V - Plateau |
Summit Day |
| 23 |
Monday, May 28, 2007 |
13,500 |
Camp II - King Col |
Camp II |
| 24 |
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 |
9,000 |
Base Camp
|
Base Camp |
| 25 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 |
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Storm, weather, health days |
| 26 |
Thursday, May 31, 2007 |
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|
Storm, weather, health days |
| 27 |
Friday, June 01, 2007 |
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Storm, weather, health days |
| 28 |
Saturday, June 02, 2007 |
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|
Storm, weather, health days |
| 29 |
Sunday, June 03, 2007 |
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Storm, weather, health days |
| 30 |
Monday, June 04, 2007 |
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|
Storm, weather, health days |
| 31 |
Tuesday, June 05, 2007 |
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Storm, weather, health days |
| 32 |
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 |
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Storm, weather, health days |
NOTE:
The above schedule is a proposed timetable.
Depending on team fitness and weather conditions,
we may move higher to take advantage of weather
windows. Summit day would ideally be on a
weekday allowing us to broadcast to schools. |
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