Aaron called April tonight, and he was in really good spirits and said Scott was doing well also.
The guys are still at Camp IV, however they were able to bring a cache up to 16,200 feet today. Aaron said it's really windy at the top of the ridge there, estimating the winds at 50 mph and the temperature as 10 to 20 degrees below zero during the day.
They hadn't received the updated weather report yet tonight but heard earlier that there is a chance of snow tomorrow. Aaron said that today's forecast included a "chance of snow" as well, and the weather wasn't too bad. They are both acclimatized to 14,200 feet now, though Aaron said he could feel the difference in altitude going up to 16,200 feet today.
If weather permits, they will move up to Camp V at 17,200 feet tomorrow, which would prepare them for a summit attempt on the 16th. The guys said they'll call again either from Camp V or from the summit!
Here's the weather report for the mountain as of 11:30am today (Alaska time):
ABOVE 14,000 FT - SUNDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY; LOW AT 17,000 FT: -30; WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT: SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH
MONDAY:MOSTLY CLOUDY; HIGH AT 17,000 FT: -20; WINDS FROM 17,000 FT TO THE SUMMIT...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH..
OUTLOOK TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY. PARTLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.SUMMIT WINDS: TUESDAY...SOUTH 10 TO 20. WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST 15 INCREASING TO 45 BY EVENING. THURSDAY...NORTH 25 TO 40.
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