Jacob just called with more details about summit day. Apparently, they had a truly amazing day with great conditions. They felt so good after their quick round trip to the summit, that they packed up camp at 17,200' and descended down to the 14,200' camp.
They are now packing up and readying themselves for the long descent down to Base Camp at 7,200' on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. They are traveling on skis, so they should make relatively quick work of the descent. Word from other teams is that the snow on the lower glacier is fairly isothermic, meaning it is something like soft, mashed potato goo... they'll be thankful for those skis!
We'll keep you posted on the team's progress and on Matt's upcoming adventures, which I suspect will be impressive, but I'm not talking...;)
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