Message received here at Portland base camp early this morning (about an hour ago) that they are all headed back down the mountain to Cheget (ski village) after a very long night/day of wild weather. Scott made it to the summit, and Aaron & Alexis reached 17,500 ft. before they had to turn back because they ran out of time. With the tight schedule to make it down to the gondola in time to reach Cheget and the 3-hour ride back to Mineralnye Vody to catch their flight, they did not have much flexibility in the time table, and the weather did not cooperate.
We will post more details about the summit bid soon.
Thank you to everyone for all your support. Your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes have meant so much to us. Also, thank you to Aaron & Alexis for providing photos throughout the trip. All of Scott's pictures are on our camera, so we will also share those after they make it home safely from Russia on Saturday afternoon/early evening.
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