June 7 Team – Back at High Camp
The team arrived back at High Camp at around 22:00 Alaska Time. They had a big day and worked super hard to reach the summit and return to camp. Great job to all the climbers!!
June 7 Team – ON the SUMMIT!!!
Lead guide Sebastian Grau called in on behalf of the June 7th team. They are on the summit of Denali at this moment! The team had a long, hard go of reaching this point, but they were graced with one of the warmest days Seba has seen in his 12 trips up the mountain. The…
June 7 Team – Minutes away from the summit!!!
The June 7th team is on the summit ridge, just minutes away from standing on the top of North America! The ridge is a truly spectacular place, with 1000′ of air off to your left and 9000′ of air to your right! At points, it is truly knife edged, forcing climbers to walk heel to…
June 7 Team is summit bound!!
The June 7 team awoke to clear skies and very warm temperatures, so they packed up their equipment and departed for the summit at around 08:30 local time. They will call in when they either reach the summit or reach their high point, but we’re optimists and are expecting a phone call from the top…
June 7 Team – Rest and Acclimatization Day at High Camp
Lead Guide Sebastian (Seba) Grau called in from High Camp. The team took a planned rest and acclimatization day at 17,200′ today, resting and letting their bodies adjust to the much thinner air of this camp. We generally plan to take this day, as most teams really benefit from spending a day recuperating from the…
June 7 Team Moved to High Camp!
Lead Guide Sebastian Grau called in from the 17,200′ High Camp. The team moved up through somewhat variable weather today and established itself behind walls of snow blocks, encircling their tents to provide wind protection. The weather is a bit iffy for the next day or so, and they may choose to take a rest…
June 7 Team – Lloyd Calls from 14,200′
Lloyd Hales called in a hello to his England based friends and family from amidst a snow storm at the 14,200′ camp. Today was hot, which seems to have resulted in afternoon clouds building to the point of dumping snow! The team is doing well and eager to move up to a new location, with…
JUNE 7TH TEAM CACHES AT 16,400′
It was a beautiful, but hot, day today on the upper mountain, and the team took advantage of the nice weather and cached a load of food and personal equipment at 16,400′. The team started the day with a steep ascent immediately out of camp. After approximately 1400′ of elevation gain, the team began their…
June 7 Team – Moved to 14 Camp!
Robert Danger Byrd called in from the team’s new home for the next few days, the broad basin of 14,200′ Camp. The team made good time, climbing to camp in about 5.5 hours from their previous encampment at 11,200′. The day began with a hard climb up a moderately steep slope called Motorcycle Hill. This…
June 7 Team – Carried around Windy Corner
Assistant guide Brady Deal called in from the 11,200′ site of the June 7th team’s Camp 2. Today, they carried loads of supplies up and around a famous (sometimes infamous!) feature called Windy Corner. Today, the team would have welcomed a breeze, as it was hot, hot HOT! Strange but true – it can be…