They are still in Talkeetna waiting for the weather to improve. Talkeetna is a nice, very small town and they probably know most of the restaurants in town by now, it doesn't take long. It's a tough way to start a trip, but it happens, and there are other climbers who are finished with their trip sitting in base camp waiting to fly out as well.
Chris called in a few times today, and we shared stories of all of the times where we have been stuck for days and days waiting for a plane. Luckily most climbers have "euphoric recall" which allows them to only remember the good parts of expeditions and quickly forget the struggles.
Anyhow, they'll be ready to go again tomorrow.
Bill
Hey there, just to wish Niall O'Byrnes the best of luck on the climb - we hope he gets to the mountain soon! We're all routing for him back in Positive Behaviour Ireland, the organisation in Dublin that he's raising money for! Check out our blog post about it here: http://short.ie/denaliclimb
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Hope the airplane can fly soon. Mick, if it doesn't you could always try the tank we had last week ;)
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