Getting to know 14,000 camp

John called last night, still hanging at Camp 3. Philip and Larry are calling it quits, and coming on down with Ian, they should be in base camp today (Tuesday) and in Talkeetna right away. It's been a long hang, and everyone hopes the weather cuts everyone a break pretty soon. Vance is sticking around with John, and Nick and they are things are looking promising for a chance to move to high camp today. I hope to get a call from high camp tonight.
They were stuck again yesterday (Monday) in a storm that seemed to be letting up a bit in the evening. Chris has high hopes of being able to carry a load today up to about 13,500 ft up around Windy Corner. They are in good company at Camp 2, with another Mt Trip group, and several other teams waiting out the weather together.

Here is a view of the upper route that I was able to get from a plane recently. The climbing route comes from the lower left corner(12,000 ft) working up to the right, around the rock buttress (Windy Corner) and up into the basin in the middle of the picture (14,200/Camp 3)