May 13 team: backcarry
John called in to report a mellow day at 14,200′: the team moved down the glacier to their cache at 13,600′ and carried the load back to camp 3.
John called in to report a mellow day at 14,200′: the team moved down the glacier to their cache at 13,600′ and carried the load back to camp 3.
Sad news from up in Alaska… an unroped climber fell off the ridge at about 16,200′. This was NOT part of any Mountain Trip Team, but our hearts go out to the friends and family of the climber. Below is the Press Release from Denali National Park: TALKEETNA, Alaska: Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering…
Paul Pottinger called in from 11,200′ today. His call gets a bit garbled as the satellites far to the south pass behind one of the tall ridges bordering their camp at 11,200′. The team is doing really well and had sort of an active rest day today. They slept in, ate a huge breakfast and…
John Race and company moved up the glacier from camp 1 to camp 2 yesterday, which is located at 11,200′.
John Race called in a message last night to report that the May 13th team made a carry of supplies up to the head of the Kahiltna Glacier, at about 10,200′. They dug a deep hole in the snow, buried all their kit, and then dropped back down to their Camp 1 at 7,800′ to…
The crew flew to the glacier yesterday and initially thought that they might benefit more from slowing down and getting some rest, rather than hitting the ground running, so they slept in a bit this morning. When they awoke, temperatures were still quite cold, so they decided that they might as well get the best…
Hello and welcome followers, to the May 13th Team. Let’s meet the team! We have climbers: Jon Ryall from England Stephanie Nelson from England Scott Tippett from Colorado Jim Arnold from Colorado Paul Pottinger from Washington Matthew Fuller from Canada James Molnar from Ohio Cindy Outlaw from California Scott Holder from California Our guides for…