 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Team Heads Home
Tuesday, June 1, 1999 — 12:10pm (PST)
 Tejas | |
 Hear Vern's Call from Denali |
| Click for [RealAudio] [Windows Media] |
| (Requires FREE RealPlayer or Windows Media) |
This is Vernon, say, boy, we gave it a hell of a good shot. We gave it our best after six days of waiting at 17.2, we shot when the weather was the best and it was still too much for us. As they say, 'sometimes you get your mountain, sometimes the mountain gets you.' In this case, it got us and we're going to be heading down.
I think sometimes we actually learn a lot more from the mountains that we don't climb than the ones we do. In this case, we learned that sometimes weather's a big deal. So, we're going to go back, and get back down into town, eat some more pizza, drink some more beer, and try it again.
Tom and Rob got to 19,000, about Archdeacons Tower, and returned back from high winds and inclement conditions. I think, ah...[transmission fails].
— Alpine Ascents Guide Vern Tejas, MountainZone.com Correspondent
| EXPEDITION DISPATCHES | |
   |
Climbing Forum
SEE ALSO
Denali '98
Ed Viesturs
Climbs 8K Peaks
Everest '99
Everest Archives
IMAX Everest
Everest Height