Robert Lentz called in a nice team report tonight. The team was happy to stretch their legs and move a load of equipment and supplies up the mountain, to a cache at 13,500′. It sounds like the group had some windy conditions, but they were prepared and managed just fine. Robert reports that the team…
Sebastian called to let us know that the team is still stuck at the 11,200′ camp. The weather has been pretty rough, but they are well fed and happy! Here’s Seba: recording
We received a brief update from the May 6 Team. The team enjoyed a hot breakfast of French Toast and they are waiting for the weather to clear. It sounds like the team is keeping warm and in good shape. If anyone can identify the caller, please let us know! Here he is: recording
Seba called to report that during the night the wind picked up and moved some weather over the upper mountain, so the team decided to stay put in camp today. They enjoyed a nice, hot breakfast and spent their time resting and relaxing. Ben and Udi, guides who assisted the injured Israeli climber to Base…
Matt Bohne called in from the basin camp at 11,200′ on the West Buttress. The team is now reunited, after guides Ben and Agustin hiked the 9.5 miles up glacier to catch the rest of the team. Today was a relatively easy day (for everyone except Ben and Agustin!) as the team dropped downhill about…
Sebastian called in from 11,200′ camp, where the team moved up to today. About an hour out of camp, an unfortunate event occurred, when one of the team, a climber from Israel, experienced severe and debilitating back pain at the top of Ski Hill. A very experienced climber with loads of high altitude experience, he…
Robert Lentz called in a very nice and detailed update from the team’s first camp on the West Buttress. They are camped at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The Kahiltna is a huge glacier, that runs almost 40 miles from north to south, starting at a saddle between the West Buttress of Denali and a…
Team leader Seba Grau called in to report that the weather cleared in Talkeetna, and the team flew into the beautiful Alaska range. They arrived safely at Base Camp, took a rest, and then packed up and headed up glacier. It was a tiring move, in that the team broke trail through 12″ of new…
The morning dawned clear in Talkeetna, Alaska and the team ate a hearty breakfast before heading to our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi for one of the more amazing flights possible. The team is in the air and headed to Base Camp! The flight will last about 40 minutes, as they depart the lush green…
Sebastian Grau called in from Talkeetna, Alaska, where the team has spent a second day waiting for the weather to improve enough for them to fly to the glacier. This morning, the weather at Base Camp was clear, but it was raining hard in Talkeetna. As the day progressed, the weather cleared in Talkeetna, but…