Team Stuart Moves to 14,200′

Duncan called in from the teams new home, located at 14,200′ in a broad basin. This is one of the more populous camps on the route, as climbers tend to spend more time here than at other elevations, both acclimatizing and waiting for their window of opportunity to move to the much less hospitable High…

TEAM STUART CACHES AT 13,500′

The team is moving and feeling well, and they took advantage of another beautiful day to move a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at 13, 500′. Immediately out of camp the team began to ascend Motorcycle Hill, which gains approximately 1000′, then they tackled Squirrel Hill before cresting onto the relatively…

MEET TEAM STUART!

Duncan Stuart arrived in Alaska and met with guide team Jacob Schmitz and Danny Donovan at the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage. They reviewed the expedition itinerary, went through Duncan’s personal kit and they are currently on the road to Talkeetna. In Talkeetna, the team will participate in a mandatory National Park Service climber orientation and…