Olivier reports that the team moved from Camp 1 to Camp 2 today. Based on Olivier’s comments, it sounds like the team got a taste of the strong winds that Denali is known for! Everyone is doing well and feeling good, and enjoying some of Eli’s famous mountain cooking. The plan for tomorrow is to…
Unfortunately the satellite call was cut short, but we are still able to hear from climber David Jones from the May 16 team. The team carried a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at 10,200′, just below Camp 2. It sounds like the team experienced light wind and snow as they were…
Due to the vagaries of using satellite phones in the mountains, some of tonight’s transmission was cut off, but sounds like the team voted Lead Guide Eli Potter to be the spokesperson again, tonight. Eli reports that the team traveled 5 miles up the beautiful Kahiltna glacier, and arrived in good time at Camp 1.…
On Saturday, May 16th, a small group of climbers met in Anchorage, AK to join a team of Mountain Trip guides for an attempt to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is famous for presenting climbers with extreme cold and…