Team Shasta/Core Concepts made their way back to Storm Castle (now considered CP28/TA13-unmanned), and they're now trekking 11 miles through the night to CP29-Spanish Creek and then on to the final manned Transition Area: TA14-Ennis Lake. This is where our trusty support crew will be waiting for them with the mountain bikes, where the team will take off for the final 23 miles of the Primal Quest epic adventure race.
They're still right around 19th-20th place, which would put them in the top third of the field if they stay on this pace. That would be a great finish!
In the absence of any detailed reports on their progress, you may find it interesting that they have been craving junk food at most of the TAs. Chef Shan has been cooking up some breakfast burritos that they are particularly fond of, and he made them hamburgers yesterday as a change from their usual pasta, and they've been enjoying sandwiches along the trail. I'm sure they will all come home with a healthy appetite for their favorite foods. Ice cream, anyone?
It will be interesting to see the video downloads from their helmet cam as well. I'm not sure how often they've been turning it on this late in the race, but hopefully there are some good shots of the riverboarding section at least!
Stay tuned and keep cheering them on to the very end - almost there!
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photo by Shan Weatherbee
For more photos, go to: http://www.mountainwaz.shutterfly.com
Looking down on Makalu - May 30, 2005 - see blog archive for more details
Summit Shot of Scott on Mt. Everest - May 30, 2005
2014 Mt. Elbrus Itinerary
- 6/28 - Fly from Portland to Frankfurt to Moscow
- 6/29 - Arrive in Moscow, Russia
- 6/30 - Moscow
- 7/1 - Fly from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody
- 7/2 - Overnight in Mineralnye Vody
- 7/3 - Ascend to Garabashi Hut (12,000 ft.)
- 7/4 - Acclimatization Climb
- 7/5 - Climb to Pastukhova Rocks (15,000 ft.)
- 7/6 - Summit Day (18,501 ft.)
- 7/7 - Alternative Summit Day
- 7/8 - Alternative Summit Day
- 7/9 - Descend to Valley (7,500 ft.)
- 7/10 - Fly to Moscow & then to London
- 7/11 - Pearl Jam concert in London!
- 7/12 - Fly home to Portland
2012/2013 Mt. Vinson Itinerary
- Dec.25 - Depart Portland
- Dec.26 - Arrive in Punta Arenas, Chile
- Dec.27-Gear Check/Bio-Security Check
- Dec.28-Pre-flight mtg., luggage weigh-in
- Dec.29-Fly to Union Glacier, Antarctica and shuttle to Vinson Base Camp (7,000 ft.)
- Dec.30-Ascend to Low Camp (9,100 ft.) weather-permitting
- Dec.31-Ascend to Low Camp (9,100 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.1-Ascend to Low Camp (9,100 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.2-Ascend to High Camp (13,200 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.3-Ascend to High Camp (13,200 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.4-Ascend to High Camp (13,200 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.5-Summit bid (16,050 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.6-Summit bid (16,050 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.7- Summit bid (16,050 ft.) weather-permitting
- Jan.8- Descend to Vinson Base Camp
- Jan.9-Return to Union Glacier Camp
- Jan.10-Arrive/stay in Punta Arenas, Chile
- Jan.11-Stay in Punta Arenas, Chile
- Jan.12-Depart Punta Arenas, Chile
- Jan. 13 -Scott arrives home in PDX
2010/2011 Mt. Aconcagua Itinerary (proposed)
- Dec.30 - Depart from Portland, Oregon
- Dec.31- Arrive in Mendoza (2,428 ft.) and buy climbing permit
- Jan.1- Purchase supplies (food, fuel) in Mendoza; shuttle to Penitentes (8,500 ft.) near Los Puquios
- Jan.2- Trek Vacas Valley to Pampas de Lenas (9,200 ft.)
- Jan.3- Trek to Casa de Piedra (10,500 ft.)
- Jan.4- Trek to Plaza Argentina Base Camp (13,800 ft.) and pick up gear that was "muled in"
- Jan.5- Carry load of supplies to Camp I (15,750 ft.) and return to Base Camp (13,800 ft.)
- Jan.6- Rest Day at Base Camp (13,800 ft.)
- Jan.7- Climb to Camp I (15,750 ft)
- Jan.8- Carry load to Camp II (18,400 ft.) and descend to Camp I to sleep
- Jan.9- Rest Day at Camp I (15,750 ft.)
- Jan.10- Climb to Camp II (18,400 ft.)
- Jan.11- Summit bid on Mt. Aconcagua (22,841 ft.) via Polish Glacier Route (est. time 10-15 hrs)
- Jan.12- Alternate Summit Day
- Jan.13- Descend from Camp II to Plaza Argentina (13,800 ft.)
- Jan.14- Hike 8-10 hrs from Plaza Argentina to Vacas Valley; stay in Penitentes (7,875 ft.)
- Jan.15- Depart from Mendoza, Argentina
- Jan.16- Arrive home safely in Portland, OR
Team Shasta/Core Concepts (#16)
photo by Shan Weatherbee
PQ '08 Montana - web links
Primal Quest
"The SuperBowl of adventure races" begins June 23 at 10am (MT) in Big Sky, Montana. Teams will endure a physically and mentally challenging race course that spans 500 miles over the next 10 days. Race disciplines includes trekking, mountain biking, orienteering, rope climbing & rapelling, kayaking and riverboarding. Support crews will wait for teams in transition areas to help them refuel, rejuvenate and swap out gear for the next section of the race.
5/16/07 - Summit of Mt. McKinley (Denali)
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2007 MountainWaz Denali Expedition Itinerary (actual)
- May 5 - Depart Portland
- May 6 - Air Taxi from Talkeetna to Kahiltna Base Camp
- May 7 - Move to Camp I: 7,800 ft.
- May 8 - Move to Camp II: 9,700 ft.
- May 9 - Move to Camp III: 11,000 ft. / carry load to 13,500 ft.
- May 10 - Move to Camp IV: 14,200 ft.
- May 11 - Retrieve cache from 13,500 ft.
- May 12 - Rest/acclimate at Camp IV 14,200 ft.
- May 13 - Carry load to 16,200 ft. / sleep at Camp IV
- May 14 - Rest at Camp IV 14,200 ft.
- May 15 - Move to Camp V: 17,200 ft.
- May 16 - Summit Day! Happy B-day Aaron!
- May 17 - Descend to Camp IV
- May 18 - Retrieve cache at 16,200 ft.
- May 19 - Descend to Kahiltna Glacier - Base Camp
- May 20 - Fly from Kahiltna Glacier to Talkeetna
- May 21 - Meet Dana & April in Talkeetna / visit West Rib Pub
- May 22 - 27: Camp, hike, sightsee with Dana
- May 28 - Depart Anchorage
2005 Summit View from Mt. Everest
Looking down on Makalu - May 30, 2005 - see blog archive for more details
On Top of the World
Summit Shot of Scott on Mt. Everest - May 30, 2005
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- En Route to Storm Castle
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- Springhill has been sprung!
- Camping at Cottonwood!
- Otter Creek - Transition Area 7
- Crazies in the Crazy Mountains
- Yellowstone River Section Removed
- Riverboarding at its best!
- Wild Whitewater on the Gallatin River
- Race to the River (CP 7 - Sage Creek)
- Pre-Race Photos
- Final Pre-race Report directly from Team Shasta
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11 comments:
Come on Tracey and the guys, I hope things are going well and that it will be an enjoyable last leg. Good luck from all of us over here. We know you can do it.
Love Mum xx
Almost there Chad! Watch out for the grizzly at CP 29!
Mark and Team,
Your almost finished. Keep moving, what a spectacular finish. Hope you guys had fun on the ropes course. I heard it was amazing.
Keep it going Shasta! One last push and you can have all the food, sleep and clean water you could possibly dream of! You guys are doing an amazing job and Tracey, I'm so happy for you. Such a great showing! The Cradle unfortunately didn't go so well. Abby had to drop out 8-9 hours in due to dehydration and perhaps some heat exhaustion. Chris and I continued on unofficial, but losing a teammate really takes a toll! I had no idea. So, I'm glad you guys are doing so great. Can't wait to hear more. Finish strong Shasta.
Brent
Go Chad & Team Shasta! I'm not getting any work done so far today - I just keep checking on y'all! I know you wanted to finish before tomorrow... I'm holding that space for you. You guys are awesome and inspiring!
~ Super Freak ~
what are we going to do when these guys arrive home and we dont have to track or try to track them any more? I for one am exhausted going through the photos, they are very good.
:) trekking in the big sky country. inspiring!!! buck up little campers, you're almost there! chad, dinner on me when you get home! :)
Oh so close! Pick up the pace will ya? The suspense is killing me. :P
-T'n'B
Chad and Scott, I've been following the race and feeling a little envious. You're doing so great and are almost home! You gave me great inspiration Sunday as I pedaled my way through the Cascade Cream Puff. I just kept thinking how you were on Day 7 and I only had to ride for 15 hours! You are all amazing. Dana, thanks for the blog--it's been much more informative than the PQ site.
Susan
Get that SPOT fixed. You keep jumping all over the leaderboard.
Hurry up and finish as I have work to do and PQ is not helping that.
Robin
Nice Job Shasta! You are almost finished. Great Race and great updates throughout. You guys ROCK!
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