Fifth day: Arrival at Camp III

News from the Raules and Adrián could not be better. We say “Raules” because another Raúl from Málaga has added to this aragonese team.  He is a very good friend of Raúl Martínez, they both have shared residence in San Francisco (California), so we think that, doubtless, it will be favourable for their relationship.

Their voices are enthusiastic but the facts they informed us are even more exciting.  Daily they communicate with us with British punctuality, in spite of the difficulties, they always do it to inform us of the expedition development.

We have been accustomed to their daily progress,  they make it easy, each day they gain meters and they fulfill absolutely fine with the schedule. The mountaineers be like that, decisive and committed to it. Daring and tenacious in their cause. Yesterday they informed us that they would climb  to CII. They did it, besides their ambition leads them to sleep a few hours and undertake the path until the CII, where they have slept and from where they are going to climb to the C IV Medical Camp (4.328 km).

The rise becomes harder as they leave Camp II with very hard ramps, when turning right to go round Squirrel Point they will arrive at a difficult strecht in which there is a lot of ice blocks with finish into the void. Once they pass these blocks, they will arrive in a ground which leads them to Windy corner, and after crossing Windy Corner and the cracked camp they will find an area with plenty of holes.

A long and complicated day, but with a clear objective. In this case, besides going advancing meters on the mountain, they will arrive in a height Camp, in which they will find a Rangers and medical post. Also there is a telecommunication centre from which they can contact to serveral services (harness for instance). Definitively they reach the 4.328 m., and they will rest for a few days. We are afraid but it will be a forced rest, because the weather forecast are not goods, they must check them with the Rangers forecast but the ones we have here are not encouraging.

From tomorrow afternoon until Monday morning, it is likely to rain according weather forecast. Our climbers have been infomed about it, and they will act in accordance to this forecast. It is not totally bad, because some days for resting will help them to achieve acclimation and to adapt their punished bodies. From the CIV, they have to carry the material once more, but now without mountain sled, go down the CIV again, and go up to CV another time, until the summit.

But on the mountain make plans like that has no sense, because we depend on the Denalis whims.

Now we just hope that the weather and the events will be favourable for them.