Jesse called in with the evening update from Denali. They spent another day at the 11,000 ft camp today to let the new snow settle a bit before moving up the hill. They got a chance to practice again with their crampons and plan to head on up tomorrow. The weather has finally broken and…
It was a snowy, stormy day on Denali today so the team got a day of rest. They ate a big breakfast and spent the day relaxing a bit, ready to go tomorrow. The weather forecast called for light winds and partly cloudy, so it just goes to show you how worthless the forecast can…
The team had a day at camp to practice with their crampons and ice axes, which they’ll need further up the hill. A team of guides carried a load of gear up around “Windy Corner” today in preparation for moving up tomorrow. Here’s Gabi calling in this evening from 11,200 ft. recording
Here’s the evening call from the Warfighter team at 11,000 ft. They are moving right along and all is going well. It was a beautiful day on the mountain, and it was actually hot up there this afternoon. recording
Drew called in this evening from their new camp at 9,600ft. The team is doing great, having made two previous camps to this point. The plan for tomorrow is to move camp up into the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′. Here’s Drew! recording
The team is moving right along and made it up to 7,800 ft on the Kahiltna Glacier today. They’ve traveled about 6 miles up the glacier in the last 2 days and they’re doing great. The weather hasn’t been ideal with a bit of wet snow falling on the lower glacier, but it hasn’t been…
Will Hockett, one of our guides on the Warfighter Sports Team, called in an audio post that was partially garbled, due to the relatively small window of southern sky the team has to communicate with the satellites transmitting their phone calls from this camp. It sounds like everyone is having a great time, the team…
The team flew from the sleepy town of Talkeetna, Alaska yesterday and landed on the snowy airstrip known as Kahiltna International Airport, (aka Denali Base Camp). On Sunday, they spent the day making final checks on their equipment and meeting with some folks from the media. The team had a busy day yesterday with an…
Mountain Trip is honored to have been selected to assist a team of five veterans as they attempt to climb to the summit of Denali this summer. On June 10, 2012, the next step in their long journeys will take place as they meet our guide team in Anchorage, AK and finalize their preparations for…