The team endured some pretty rough weather with more wind and snow making even descending Denali a challenge. They made it down to base camp early this morning after traveling through the night, and are back in the relative civilization of Talkeetna for breakfast this morning. Our van will pick them up and they’ll be…
Durny and Jurgen are making their way back down to Base Camp, but it’s been a bit slow going due to the tough weather conditions. They stayed at 11 Camp last night, and if the conditions permit they will continue their descent today.
Patience paid off for Jürgen Landmann nd Lead Guide Rob “Durny” Durnell today! They reached the summit of Denali on a day of mixed clouds and after many challenges to the team. As they were on the top, they saw lightning storms form below them, and so they did not spend much time on the…
Durny reports that he and Jurgen moved to High Camp this afternoon. The team arrived at High Camp after climbing up 3000′ from their Camp 3. They ascended the fixed lines once again and this time, they continued climbing up a spectacular ridge that leads to the site of High Camp. The plan is to…
Durny checked in with today’s update form the 11,200′ camp. Jeff took Jurgen and Tamera up above camp to carry a load to about 13,500′. Durny stayed behind with Sangeeta, whose feet suffered from some blisters formed while coming up the lower glacier. A day of healing can do wonders, especially if taken before moving…
The June 13th team dropped back down glacier today, retrieving the supplies they had left at 9,800′ a couple days earlier. Lead Guide Durny gave some insight into the team’s meals with references of quesadillas for lunch ad a pizza dinner. Also of interest is his report of hearing thunder from a lightning storm to…
Lead Guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in from the team’s Camp 2, located at 11,200′. The team has been busy and traveling on a night schedule, to avoid the heat of the day. On Wednesday Thale decided to return to Base Camp, so Durny and Jeff hiked back down the glacier to accompany her the…
The team woke at 3 AM, ate breakfast, packed up camp and headed up the glacier. They traveled approximately 5 miles with 600′ elevation gain to Camp 1, at 7800′. It’s a long day, as the team is carrying the heaviest loads of the expedition. The team chose to move at night, when the temperatures…
Guide Jeff Dobronyi called in from Base Camp. The June 13th team spent the day reviewing skills and preparing their packs, sleds and supplies for the push up glacier! Actually, they will start their day by descending down the Southeast Fork to the point where it joins the main body of the massive Kahiltna Glacier. …
Lead guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in from the Southeast Fork of the Talkeetna Glacier, the site of Denali Base Camp! The team drove up to the small, end of the road town of Talkeetna, Alaska on the morning of June 14th, arriving first at the airstrip, where they unloaded their gear and supplies at…