Trip Reports
The May 8 team certainly has a great sense of humor and you can hear how much fun they are having together, already! Even when the snow and wind have kept them cozy at the camp the team is staying engaged while getting to know each other’s strengths! This is such an asset for higher…
Loving this Camp 2 update from the May 10 team’s climber Richard – tap below to listen to the audio! The team’s enthusiasm remains high after getting to sleep in on a snow day and waking up to a hot meal prepared by our guide, Logan. Coffee, biscuits, and sausage gravy tastes even better at…
Guide Jesse Yon reported from Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m) that their climb team of three successfully made the push from Camp 1 9,800 ft (2988 m)! En route, the team moved through some sections of very low visibility that our guides navigated using their knowledge of the route, maps, and “wands” or bamboo…
May 7 Team guide, Dodge, sends us an upbeat Mother’s Day dispatch after enjoying a hot meal cooked on isobutane stoves from the camp kitchen – did you know we dig these out of the snow with carved tables and benches?! There is usually a tarp shelter placed over the kitchen and it serves as…
Update from guide Chris Dickson, after safely navigating the May 8 Team through a wild white-out between Camp 1 7800′ ft (2378 m) and Camp 2 11,200 ft (3414 m) on Mother’s Day! This elevation zone is a common “weather sink” that can be completely cloud-covered while Denali’s famed “14 camp” can be bathed in sunshine…
We are so happy to hear an update from May 10th team climber & new mother Jiaojiao Qu on Mother’s Day! It’s not every year a new mother is climbing the tallest peak in North America on this holiday but, to our team, it’s “the greatest Mother’s Day gift to be on Denali today!” Jiaojiao…
Richard Quintiliani called in a great update from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is doing great and moved out of Base Camp this morning after a tasty breakfast and a slightly delayed start, due to modest snowfall that came down early in the morning. They packed up their tents and left all…
Marcus Bailado called in after the team made a carry of supplies up to just below the site of their next camp at 11,000 feet. If you continue to follow the team’s progress, you’ll see this repeated at higher camps as well. When climbers pack up about half their food, fuel and extra gear and…
Graeme updated us with a really descriptive update from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. He nicely explained how the team moved a portion of their kit up glacier before returning to Camp 1 for the evening. The process of carrying high and then sleeping low also helps build acclimatization for higher…
Patrick Ruben called in a report from the team’s Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. Despite a forecast for snow, the team was able to carry loads of supplies up to about 10,200 feet under blue skies! Today was what we call a “carry day” and the team “made a carry” of…