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DENALI 2009
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SUMMIT Timeline:
| Date | Event | |
| 28-May-09 | Thursday | Climbers Arrive in Anchorage No Earlier Date |
| 29-May-09 | Friday | Arrive in Anchorage No Later Date |
| 30-May-09 | Saturday | MOPH Department Convention, Press Conference |
| 31-May-09 | Sunday | Final Gear prep/pack, Anchorage interviews as required |
| 1-Jun-09 | Monday | Day 1 Orientation, gear check, NPS registration, pack lunches, fly to Base Camp, distance: |
| 60 miles, elevation gain: 6850’. | ||
| 2-Jun-09 | Tuesday | Day 2 Base Camp: organize, acclimate, review glacier travel and crevasse rescue. |
| 3-Jun-09 | Wednesday | Day 3 Single to Ski Hill, Camp 1, 7,800’, distance: 5.5 miles, elevation gain: 600’. |
| 4-Jun-09 | Thursday | Day 4 Carry to Kahiltna Pass, 9,700’, distance: 5 miles, elevation gain: 1900’. |
| 5-Jun-09 | Friday | Day 5 Move to Kahiltna Pass, Camp 2, 9,700’, distance: 5 miles, elevation gain: 1900’. |
| 6-Jun-09 | Saturday | Day 6 Single to 11,000’, Camp 3, distance: 1.5 miles, elevation gain: 1300’. |
| Purple Heart Trail Dedication in Delta Junction, AK | ||
| 7-Jun-09 | Sunday | Day 7 Rest day |
| 8-Jun-09 | Monday | Day 8 Carry to 13,500’ around Windy Corner, distance: 1.75 miles, elevation gain: 2500’. |
| 9-Jun-09 | Tuesday | Day 9 Move to 14,200’, Camp IV, distance: 2.75 miles, elevation gain: 3200’. |
| 10-Jun-09 | Wednesday | Day 10 Back carry 13,500’ cache, distance: 1 mile, elevation gain: 700’. |
| 11-Jun-09 | Thursday | Day 11 Carry to 16,200’ , distance: 1 mile, elevation gain: 2000’. |
| 12-Jun-09 | Friday | Day 12 Rest at 14,200’. |
| 13-Jun-09 | Saturday | Day 13 Move to 16,200 feet or 17,200’, Camp V, distance: 1.75 miles, elevation gain: 3000’. |
| 14-Jun-09 | Sunday | Day 14 Rest day or move to 17,200 feet, C amp VI, distance: 1.75 miles, elevation gain: 3000’. |
| 15-18 Jun 09 | M/T/W/R | Day 15, 16, 17, 18 Summit days, distance: 4 miles, elevation gain: 3120’. |
| 19-Jun-09 | Friday | Day 19 Return to 14,200 feet or 11,000’, distance: 2.25 miles. |
| 20-Jun-09 | Saturday | Day 20 Return to Base Camp, 7,200’, distance: 11.25 miles. |
| 21-Jun-09 | Sunday | Day 21 Fly back to Talkeetna. |
| 22-Jun-09 | Return to Eagle River, | |
| 22-25 Jun 09 | Post climb interviews | |
| 23-Jun-09 | Depart No Earlier Date | |
| 26-May-09 | Depart No Later Date | |