SUMMIT—TEAM GILDOR
Unfortunately the satellite phone call is garbled, but the message is clear—–SUMMIT for the Gildor Team! Congratulations to the team and save travels back to Base Camp. Here’s Omri: recording
Gildor Denali team at High Camp
Omri Gildor called in with an update their team, who reached Denali High Camp at 17,200′ by early yesterday afternoon, and set up camp. Omri said that they enjoyed calm and clear weather on their ascent up the fixed lines, and the team was feeling good about moving higher. Today, at around 8:30 am Alaska…
Gildor Denali Team – Rest day at 14,200′
Omri called in from the broad basin camp at 14,200′. The team took a rest day today. The highlight was a short walk over to a spot known as “The Edge of the World,” where the basin drops thousands of feet to the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. It is a dramatic and beautiful…
Gildor Denali team at Camp 3 at 14,200′
Omri Gildor called in with an update on the Denali Upper Rib team, who have progressed from Camp 2 at 11,200′ up to Camp 3 at 14,200′. Guides Taylor Pyle, DaOngchhu Sherpa and Brady Deal took a cache of supplies up to High Camp and checked on the Mountain Trip collective cache. Omri, Ephi and…
Gildor Denali team at 14,200′, cached above Windy Corner
Guide Bill Allen and the Gildor Denali team were unable to call in via satellite phone due to a spotty connnection, but they sent a short update via inReach today: Happy Solstice! We cached supplies around Windy Corner today. All is well up here at 14,000′ on Denali. We hope you are all enjoying summer…
Gildor Denali team to cache around Windy Corner
Assistant guide Taylor Pyle called in with an update on the Mountain Trip Gildor Upper Rib expedition on Denali. The team retrieved their cache above Ski Hill and moved up to Camp 2 at 11,200′. Tomorrow, the team plans to bring a cache up above Windy Corner at 13,500′ to ease the difficulty of their…
Gildor Denali team at Camp 1, 7,800′
Mountain Trip guide Bill Allen called in with an update on the Gildor Denali team, who took a weather day at Camp 1, 7,800′ yesterday. Bill reported that it snowed almost two feet total at Camp 1 at 7,800′, which is typically a particularly snowy zone on the lower route. Due to the lower elevation,…
Gildor Denali Trip at Camp 1, 7,800′
Ephi and Omri Gildor called in with a short update from their June 16 Upper Rib expedition with Mountain Trip. Ephi said that the team had good conditions as they walked through the night by the light of the midnight sun to reach Camp 1. They had just enjoyed breakfast, and likely plan on caching…
Gildor Upper Rib Denali team moving towards Camp One at 7,800′
Mountain Trip lead guide Bill Allen called in with an update on the private Upper Rib expedition, with clients Ephi and Omri Gildor. The team enjoyed a smooth and scenic flight out to their Base Camp on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. They then hastily set up camp, chowed down on pizza, and set their alarm…
Denali Upper Rib Expedition – MEET THE CLIMBERS!
Mountain Trip would like to welcome and introduce the next small group of climbers, who will be making an attempt on the formidable Upper Rib Route on Denali. The Upper Rib follows the path of the classic West Buttress Route up until Camp 3 at 14,200′, and then deviates to the left where the West…