at, 7,800' plan to move up the NE fork Kahiltna

Word from the MT radio network yesterday evening was that the team cruised down to 7,800' camp in perfect weather from 14, and moved right into an old camp to sleep. The range has been blessed with a stable high pressure; the Talkeetna Air Taxi webcam (www.talkeetnaair.com will get you started) shows the range to be in fine form. High pressures don't always mean perfect weather, although they generally mean a lack of systemic storms and precipitation they can also mean high winds. The weather report calls for light winds today clear through to Sunday, so our team plans to move up the Northeast fork of the Kahiltna today and will try for camp at the base of the route; with any luck, they will have a beautiful windless day and move as efficiently as they have been on the rest of the trip.