A Summit Photo from the May 26 team
Thanks to guide Karl Welter for this nice summit shot of the entire May 26th Team!
Final post from Scott for the May 26 Team
Lead guide Scott Woolums called in a final dispatch for the May 26th team. They are all off the glacier and making their way to their respective homes. It’s a really nice post in which he discusses the challenges they faced on a very tough summit attempt. The team pushed hard and really gave the…
MAY 26 TEAM AT 7800′ CAMP
Guide Aaron called in a brief team report today. The team descended to 7800′ Camp yesterday, which is a long day, and they hope to continue down to Base Camp this afternoon. It sounds like it’s pretty low visibility on the glacier, so it’s unlikely that they will be able to fly out today, but…
May 26 Team is heading home
After a couple of days of no contact, we heard that the May 26th Team has descended back to Base Camp and is hoping to fly off the mountain. They made a hard fought push for the summit, reaching 19,500′, before turning back in rough weather. They hoped to attempt the summit again, but instead…
MAY 26 TEAM BACK AT HIGH CAMP
Lead guide Scott Woolums called to report that the team attempted to summit yesterday, but the weather conditions forced the team back to High Camp. The team began their ascent immediately out of camp, and they climbed the steep “Autobahn” section to the climb to the top of Denali pass. They continued ascending beyond Zebra…
May 26 Team Moves to High Camp!
Lead Guide Scott Woolums called from 17,200′, the site of the team’s High Camp for their West Buttress expedition. Showing why he has been one of the most successful and prolific guides over the past couple of decades, Scott’s team rallied early this morning to take advantage of clear weather and to get ahead of…
May 26 Team – Carried up to 16,400′ (5000m)
Pachi called from Camp 3 after the team took advantage of good weather in the morning to push a load of supplies up to 5000 meters on the ridge above their camp. Today they climbed up the most steep part of the West Buttress, using 200 meters of rope that is affixed into the steep…
May 26 Team – waiting on the weather at camp 3
The May 26 Team spent the day watching the snow fall at Camp 3. The weather was pretty bad today, with a lot of snow and light winds. They have plenty of food and will wait for the weather to improve before carrying supplies up onto the ridge below their next camp. The route to…
MAY 26 TEAM AT 14 CAMP, BACKCARRIES
All is well with the May 26th team. The weather has been pretty tough, very cold and windy, but they were able to descend approximately 700′ to retrieve equipment and supplies they cached a few days ago. The team plans on monitoring the weather closely, and at the first opportunity they will carry a load…
May 26 Team Moves to Camp 3
Patricio Rojas called in from Camp 3 on the West Buttress route. The team moved up today under warm sun and clear skies. The team is moving well and everyone is feeling good at the new elevation of 14,200′. Today, they climbed a slope called Motorcycle Hill immediately after departing camp at 11,200′. They continued…