Day 2 - Move to Camp 2 at 2,858 m

On our first full day on the mountain, we packed and moved camp 3.7 km higher up to an elevation of 2,858 m. According to a radio weather update, the weather is expected to be very cold. We have heard reports from descending climbers that it is "really cold" on the mountain. I recall seeing a pair of climbers at the ranger station who had managed to reach and return from the 17K camp, even though there were no rangers at the 14K camp at the time. They had frostbitten fingers. I am glad we brought better down parkas and mittens with us from Talkeetna.

Our current goal is to reach the "official" 11K camp. We know that rangers were stuck there for several days due to bad weather. At the same time, an injured climber was waiting for rescue at Windy Corner, where temperatures drop below -20°C. Climbers have also reported that the conditions at Windy Corner are icy. They said, "We protected ourselves by using both ice screws and snow pickets."

Later in the day, we heard that an overhead helicopter flew towards Windy Corner. According to reports, an injured climber was rescued from that location.

The weather was good in the morning, but it turned into a whiteout. As a result, we were unable to reach the 10K camp and instead set up our Camp-2 at N63.05773 W151.18215, which is at an elevation of 2,858 m.