Trip Reports

JUNE 10 WILLIAMS TEAM AT 11 CAMP

Tonight we have a much better satellite connection with guide Gary Falk, and he clarified that the team made the move up to 11,200′ Camp yesterday and today the team is taking a rest day. It’s important for team members to take rest days to eat, hydrate and relax from the rigors of climbing. It…

June 10 Williams Team is at 11,200′

Jim’s post from the 11,200′ basin is largely unintelligible, due to the steep southern walls of the basin that prevented them from having a good satellite signal. The team took a rest day at 11,200′ today, allowing their bodies to acclimatize after their trek up the glacier.  They will continue their upward momentum tomorrow, as…

May 31 Team – Moved to High Camp!

Terry Kelleher called in after “one of the best days we’ve ever seen on Denali!” The team moved great and climbed up out of the 14,200′ camp, ascending moderate snow slopes to the base of a steep slope known as The Headwall.  This 200m section of route is affixed with ropes for it’s height, which…