Just when we thought Jasons luck had changed and was finally able to make his way to the summit of Mt McKinley we received the following messages:

‘ Mt McKinley you are making my life hell and back. After everything endured & a break in weather we give the grueling West Rib a final stab. 7hrs of -15 freezing temperatures. We scaled 3000ft through dreaded death valley by now loaded seracs peer down. l travelled as freezing temps holds avalanche creep. At arriving at the head of the glacier , climbing was so difficult as soon as we tackled the Blue lce Head Wall -100s meters straight up & the gateway to the rib ridge within the eery silence it became obvious it was not passable and within a deadly assassin ready to strike. The severe weeks snow storms took its tole , leaving us to retreat with its West Rib approach to the summit. Returning down to camp 1 frustrated after 11 painful hours breaking deep snow trail & climbing focused on success. Need to sleep now & see tomorrow’s plan. Sorry for the pain i feel it big time. Obstacle needs a solution. No mountain too high , no problem too big to conquer. Love you all , J x’

‘Ok. Had a good sleep & realistic talk with myself , the only option available now is the West Buttress. Not what i came here to do. factors at this stage to consider is weather,clear till Wednesday. snow on its way again,l still need to build time 2 allow acclimatize as i climb & time before flights out of here.summit success needs all these perfect with no glitches. For now thats it grim outlook but positive & strong.Food today has helped aid recovery.Arctic has proved a real test this expedition has thrown everything it possibly could at me the big one being 20yr record snows trapping me for 8 days then allowing 2 days for avalanche settle i guess same as life and real world. Life in this world tests your real self belief & applying life skills seldom used daily back home a resilience we have all built in. J’