Peter Horseman called in a report from 14,200′. The team had a long, challenging, but successful summit day yesterday, with all members reaching the top! They spent about an hour on the summit, which is a rare opportunity on Denali. They moved down to 14,200′ and will continue down to the airstrip at 7,200′, traveling…
Congratulations to the team on a successful summit yesterday evening. We don’t have a lot of details, but we know that the team reached the top of Denali at 20, 320 feet at approximately 8 PM last night. All team members descended safely and are resting at High Camp. Well done!
Peter Horsman called in a very nice post, which unfortunately became a bit garbled towards the end of his post. The team spent the day at 17,200′ today, resting and acclimatizing. This was a planned day of rest, and designed to help them when they move high. They are planning to head up to the…
Bernd Horsman called in a nice post, which was unfortunately the victim of the vagaries of satellite communication. It is not too intelligible, but I’ll leave it up, as it’s nice to hear his voice. The team pushed up a load of supplies and gear to the narrow ridge line at 16,400′ today. This involved…
Steve checked in to give us an update on the team’s waiting at the big basin camp at 14,200′. They’ve been here a couple of extra days, waiting on the weather to break. It seems as if the snow has let up, but it is still very, very windy up high. For a fascinating description…
I’m not entirely certain who called in a report from 14,200′ today, but it might be Geert-Jan? If anyone recognizes the caller, please let me know! The team has been busy maintaining their camp in the heavy snowfall of recent days. They finally saw the sun after three days of thick clouds, and that has…
The snow continues to fall on the mountain, with teams reporting significant accumulations at all elevations. The forecast is for more of the same, with winds increasing on the upper mountain over the weekend. Everyone is just sitting tight, working on their camps, which is a never-ending routine when the snow falls. Tents need to…
We’ve not heard much from the teams, and I can’t really blame them for not being too excited to step outside to call in an audio post, as the weather on the mountain has been pretty rough in recent days. Winds and snow have kept our teams hunkered down at their respective camps, and I…
We’ve not received a call recently from our May 5th Team, but we have a couple of updates on their recent activity. They are still camped at the 14,200′ camp, situated in a broad basin, with views to the south and southwest. The move to this camp was a tough one for a couple of…
Adrian Hendrickse called in to fill us in on the events of the day. The team carried a load around Windy Corner today and it sounded like the feature lived up to it’s name. Adrian gives a nice shout out to his family and we would echo his gratitude to everyone who helped our climbers…