Back in the big city after a couple weeks in the Alaska Range, the June 24 Denali team is enjoying their first hot showers, internet and flush toilets! We left our 14,200′-camp at 9 p.m. and hiked through nearly two feet of fresh snow on the way down to Camp 2 at 11,200′. After a…
Mountain Trip guide Pablo Parunjacas called in with an update on the June 24 Denali West Buttress Team, who made the decision to turn around below the fixed lines up to High Camp. The team was plagued throughout their ascent by snowy conditions and low visibility, which makes movement on the route much harder than…
Mountain Trip guide Josh Garner called in with an update on the June 24 team, who is still holding at camp at 14,200′. Yesterday, the team did a back carry, which essentially means that they retrieved their cached supplies down below their camp, doing a little bit of backtracking on the West Buttress Route. They…
The Mountain Trip June 24 West Buttress Expedition on Denali called in with an update on their progress towards the summit of the Great One, the tallest mountain in North America. Two days ago, the team laid their cache above Windy Corner at approximately 13,500′ to prepare for their move up to Camp 3 at…
Guide josh Garner called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ to update on the June 24tth team’s progress. Today, they dropped back downhill a bit to retrieve a cache of supplies they had left at around 10,200′ a couple of days ago. This is called making a “back carry” and is a proven…
Mountain Trip guide Josh Garner called in the team’s report today. They team moved a load of equipment and supplies up the glacier to approximately 10,500′. The team is feeling good and moving well, and the plan is to move to Camp 2 tomorrow. Here’s Josh: recording
These photos were taken a couple days ago, when the team departed Anchorage and headed north to the small, quaint town of Talkeetna.
Denali is a mountain that draws the attention of climbers from around the world. We love sharing the Alaska Range with international climbers who have traveled great distances to challenge themselves on the icy flanks of North America’s highest peak. At 20,230 feet (6194m), Denali rises a full 18,000′ (5500m) above the surrounding landscape. It’s…