Jaahnavi called in from the 7,800 ft camp this evening on their descent from high camp. It sounds like they had a beautiful day on the descent and are planning to head to basecamp early tomorrow morning. They’ll travel the final 5+ miles to base camp during the coldest time of the day and hope…
Our guide Kristin Arnold called on behalf of Team Jaahnavi. They descended down from High Camp at 17,200′ to the big basin camp at 14,200′ today. It was a long descent, but Jaahnavi did really well, even climbing up on top of a rock tower known as “Washburn’s Thumb!” Back in camp, they settled in…
Fischer Hazen called in on behalf of Team Jaahnavi. The team had a really tough go of it, moving up to High Camp at 17,200′ yesterday. Conditions were very difficult and they made it to camp ahead of a lightning storm. Today, they rested at camp and discussed their options. Given the conditions of the…
Climber Jaahnavi called in yesterday evening with an update on the Mountain Trip June 22 Denali Expedition. The team is planning on moving up the steep headwall and fixed lines to High Camp at 17,200’ on the West Buttress Route, today (Wednesday, July 6). Jaahnavi said that the team had a breakfast of infamous and…
Climber Jaahnavi on the June 22 Denali West Buttress Team called in with an update on their expedition and progress up the mountain, towards the highest point in North America. Jaahnavi seems to be in high spirits and enjoying the mountain life up at camp at 14,200′, taking in the views over the Alaska Range…
Jaahnavi called in a nice update from the big, relatively busy camp at 14,200′. The team is resting today, allowing their bodies to better acclimatize to the thinner air of the upper mountain. They will spend at least several more days at this camp, preparing themselves and acclimatizing. The team is doing well, and they…
Climber Jaahnavi on the June 22 Denali West Buttress Team called in with an update on their expedition and progress up the mountain, towards the highest point in North America. Jaahnavi seems to be in high spirits and enjoying the mountain life up at camp at 14,200′, taking in the views over the Alaska Range…
Guide Kristin Arnold called in from 14,200′, after she, Jaahnavi, Con and Fischer all moved up to the broad basin camp in snowy conditions. They did great, working hard as they had to break trail through fresh snow for much of the day. On arrival, they were supported by our June 15 Denali team, led…
Climber Jaahnavi called in with an update on the Mountain Trip June 22 West Buttress expedition on Denali, who are still camped at 11,200′. The team is traveling on a night schedule, so they’re spending their days snacking, sleeping, reading and in Jaahnavi’s case, doing crossword puzzles.They have already buried their cache up at 13,500′,…
Climber Jaahnavi called in with an update on her West Buttress Expedition on Denali, who is still camped at Base Camp at 7,200′, practicing essential skills for Jaahnavi’s trip up to the highest point in North America in coming weeks. Yesterday, the team roped up for glacier travel, loaded up packs with food, water and…