The Liberty Ridge team led by Michael Horst and Jonathon Spitzer returned to Seattle this afternoon, after battling strong winds and heavy precipitation over the past three days. The climbers made it to the base of the Ridge after post-holing through shin to knee-deep snow. An independent human-triggered avalanche higher on the route, along with high winds and precip. made for unsafe conditions to continue pushing up the route. The team is now safely back in Seattle
