It’s been a pretty long stretch of wind and snow in the Alaska Range for the last days, and it is expected to continue through most of the weekend. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, as the snow is expected to taper off and winds die down by late Sunday and…
Amy started off tonight’s call with a report from the basin camp at 11,200′. The team had some “fierce winds” to contend with last night and the weather did not permit them to move food and supplies up the mountain today, so they sat tight and seemed to just eat all day, judging from the…
The storm is brewing, Caitlin reports….but the team still managed to travel down the glacier, pick up their gear cache and fortify camp in the face of increasing wind and heavy snow. No big deal for them, in a good camp with all of their supplies on hand, weather just gives more opportunities to catch…
It was a cold, windy, snowy day in the Alaska range, but the May 22nd team dug deep and moved from their Camp 1 at 7800 ft to their Camp 2 at 11200 ft. It was a long day with full, heavy packs but the team did a great job and they feasted on a…
Caitlin called in after tucking everyone into their tents for the evening. Sounds like the team put forth a strong effort and single carried all of their gear and food to 10,200′, dropped a cache and proceeded on to camp 2, where they met up with another Mountain trip team. She was very proud of…
The May 22 team had a go at caching gear at 10,200′ yesterday, but after a few hours of wandering around on the glacier in a whiteout decided it would be a better use of their time to return to camp and wait for conditions to improve. The weather forecast is not favorable, but there…
Lead guide Caitlin just called in minutes ago from camp 1 on the Kahiltna glacier. The team is settling into their new camp, having taken about 5 hours to move from basecamp. She reported no problems and a strong team, and besides dealing with a little afternoon heat (yes, it can get verrry hot on…
Matt Bohne called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to report that the team was unable to move today, due to very, very poor visibility. They received some snowfall, which effectively obliterated the old trail to Camp 1. The trail was not well marked, and so the team took the prudent course…
Amy, Rob, Dan called in a nice update from Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, with what sounded like Mike chiming in with a shout-out to folks in Bellingham and San Fran. The team spent today reviewing skills that they will employ as they begin their ascent of Denali. Everyone sounded…