Hi All! Thank you all for following our trip blog, I hope Robert kept you all well entertained and informed on most of our audio dispatches, thanks Robert!! Well, Denali sometimes is extra hard to climb and on this trip certainly didn’t take it easy on us. This expedition had to put up with pretty…
The May 6 Team finally caught a break last night, they were able to catch a flight to Talkeetna and beds in Anchorage. Thanks for your hard work everyone.
Here is Robert giving an update from the kitchen tent. recording
Everyone is at Basecamp and doing well after a hard day of whiteout glacier travel in warm wet conditions. This team has had to fight the weather every step of the way. Their ability to remain a team and plug away in tough conditions is admirable. Let’s hope the weather will cooperate long enough to…
The weather above 14,000′ is often harsh and dictates if a team can safely move up on Denali. Today Seba and the crew made a tough decision. With more high winds and snow in the forecast, the team will make their way down towards basecamp. recording
Robert called in from 14,200′ today, reporting that the team spent the day watching the wind blow above camp, hoping for a break in the inclement weather that has been buffeting the upper mountain. The team hiked over to spectacular vista known as “The Edge of the World.” This is a spot at the very…
Robert Lentz called in a nice update from the basin camp at 14,200′. The team took a planned rest and acclimatization day today, after carrying gear and supplies up to 16,400′ yesterday. This camp’s elevation is very important for climbers, as it is high enough to help build acclimatization, but not so high as to…
Today the team got their first taste of the upper mountain. They left camp and quickly ascended the head of the Genet basin, up the “headwall”, on a series of fixed lines. The team topped out the ridge, and followed it for another 200′ of elevation gain. At 16,400′ the team buried a load of…
Robert Lentz called in a very nice and detailed update from the team’s Camp 3, located in a broad basin at 14,200′ on Denali. Today, the team dropped back down to retrive the cache of supplies they had buried near Windy Corner (the sun/shadow ridge at the bottom center of the image below) two days…
It was a beautiful, still day for the team to make the push from Camp 2, around Windy Corner, and up to 14 Camp. This camp is nestled in the beautiful Genet basin, and it rewards climbers with incredible views of Mount Foraker and Mount Hunter. The team got busy establishing camp, erecting tents and…