The weather looks promising for a summit bid on Saturday or Sunday. Paul owner of Talkeetna Air Taxi (the local guru pilot/weather man!) says "there is a large low to the south expected to stay south at least until monday possibly tues but the upper level winds could increase monday. There is a small high to the north which should give us at least 2 days of good wx (fri and sat) on the mountain. I would say that if Lonnie was up to it he could try for the summit tomorrow and this would give him an extra day at Denali pass. The only issue is the winds could pick up a bit on Sunday." So with that said, I will be talking with Lonnie tonight and let him know the forecast. Based on how he is feeling and the weather he will make the decision to make a summit attempt or not. Due to low battery power on the Sat phone we are limiting communications to once a day. I will update the site later today after I talk with Lonnie this evening.
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