May 20 team: weather day at camp 2
Seba Grau reported a hold on the expedition due to problematic weather. I could hear the wind blowing over the sat phone receiver. They are ready to move to camp 3 as soon as the weather allows them to move.
May 20 team: carry to 13,500′
Guide Sebastian Grau reported from camp 2 yesterday, speaking of a successful carry around Windy Corner to 13,500′. The team plans to take a rest day today.
May 20 Team – At 11,200′ (3400m)
Eric Larson called in from the team’s third camp on their ascent of the West Buttress of Denali. They pushed up into a beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ (3400m) today. It sounds like they had a beautiful, sunny day and arrived early enough to have the opportunity to kick back and enjoy it for a…
May 20 team: At Camp 1
The team moved yesterday from basecamp to camp 1 at 7,800′. This involved traveling about five miles up glacier, without much elevation gain, but it is a pretty tough day, nonetheless. The views of 17,400′ Mount Foraker, looming ten thousand vertical feet above you are as staggering as the loads climbers carry out of camp.…
May 20 team: fly to basecamp
Lead guide Eric Larson and the entire expedition flew onto the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier today.
May 20 Team – Meet the Team!
Our May 20th team met in Anchorage yesterday and is currently in Talkeetna, preparing to fly to the glacier! This diverse crew has gathered together from around the world to join us on one of our Highly Supported Denali climbs. This is a somewhat different sort of expedition, in that we will staff it at…