January 26th - Day 20 14,200

January 26th - Day 20
10:09 AM Alaska Time

14,200 camp from Last Year's Expedition

Lonnie recent audio update was cut off,  what he said is the he has made the decision to continue down to base camp. After setting a record pace to 17,200, Lonnie was set for a summit attempt, but mother nature decided that it would "test" him for 7 days, with winds up to 100 mph, temperatures reaching -50 and a 5.4 magnitude earthquake.  After 7 days at 17,200 with dwindling supplies and being inactive for so long he lost considerable strength and conditioning.  Yesterday's small break in the weather gave him the opportunity to move down to 14,200.  There is an old saying that you don't "***k" with mother nature, and I think Lonnie knows and respects that power more than ever!    

Check our a recent article on Yahoo News. 
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/23870/climbers+history-making+denali+quest+turns+life-threatening/