Dawn Weaver called in from 14,200′ after the team took a rather leisurely day today. They slept in this morning, getting some well deserved rest following the tough day of moving up from 11,200′ the day before. The smell of pancakes grilling in the kitchen tent greeted the climbers when they awoke. After a slow…
In the face of yet another day of tough, whiteout conditions, the team pushed up from their previous camp and have established themselves in a large basin at 14,200′. This camp is often bustling with other climbing teams and is also home to a large National Park Service presence. The Rangers maintain a camp here…
It was an exciting day for the June 23 team, especially for Brandyn and Dawn. He proposed and she said “YES!” Congratulations and best of luck on this next great adventure. In other news 🙂 the team carried a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at 13,500′. The load carrying climbers…
Josh Oakley called in from 11,200′, the site of the June 23rd Team’s Camp 2. The team dropped down about a thousand feet to retrieve a cache of supplies that they had buried in the snow a couple days earlier. This process of “double carrying” enables the team to both move the heaps of food,…
Our guide Brian Kramp called in on behalf of the June 23rd team. They took a weather day at 7,800′, which is a difficult decision to make so low on the mountain, but it proved to be a good call, and they were able to move up to 11,200′ in tough, but decent weather. They…
Lead Guide Sean McManamy called in from the team’s Camp 1 at 7,800′ today. The crew carried supplies and equipment about 3.5 miles up glacier to an elevation of near 10,200′ this morning. It has been hot on the glacier during the long sunny Alaskan days, so they awoke early and moved while the glacier…
The team moved from Base Camp to Camp 1 yesterday. Due to the warm weather and conditions on the lower glacier, the team rested during the day a moved at night when the weather is cooler, which makes for much more comfortable conditions to move up the glacier. Believe it or not, it can be…
Today a group of climbers from around the world are finishing their journey to Anchorage, Alaska, where they will join together as a team to attempt to climb a classic route on the highest peak in North America. The West Buttress route is an iconic challenge for mountaineers, ascending 13,000′ from a tributary of the…