June 1 West Buttress team at Camp Two
Climber Nathan Anderton called in on behalf of the June 1 Denali West Buttress team. The team took a rest day Camp Two at 11,200′, practicing skills for the upper mountain. Here’s Nathan!
June 1 Team Retrieves Cache
Nathan spoke as fast as possible (!!) but unfortunately the report was cut a bit short tonight. The Team dropped back to retrieve their cache and are not hunkered down at Camp 2, watching it snow. Here’s Nathan: recording
Birthday Wishes from the June 1 Team
The team is making progress! Today the climbers moved a load of equipment and supplies up the glacier to a cache site several miles up the Kahiltna glacier. Caching is an important strategy for the team, as it allows them to move a large amount of equipment and supplies up the mountain and also allows…
June 1 Team on the Move!
The team woke early, packed up camp, and moved approximately 5 miles up the glacier to Camp 1 at 7800′. Lead Guide Seba reports that the team made good time and enjoyed the beautiful weather on the lower glacier. Here’s Seba: recording
June 1 Team at Base Camp
It was skills day at Base Camp for the June 1 Team. Lead Guide Sebastian Grau reviewed glacier travel skills with the team and each team member prepared his/her sled for the move to Camp1. The Team plans to make their move to Camp 1 in the early hours of the morning, around 3:30 AM,…
June 1 Team at Denali Base Camp
The June 1 Denali West Buttress team is off to a great start! They had a beautiful day and flew into basecamp on the Southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier on schedule today. The flight from Talkeetna takes about 45 minutes and takes climbers from the warm summer weather up to 7000 ft where they…
Meet the Team! June 1st Denali West Buttress
Welcome to the trip dispatches for the June 1 Mountain Trip Denali Team! Our Denali season is in full swing, and another crew of climbers has joined together to fly into the Alaska Range and embark on a 22 -day expedition to climb Denali (20,310′) on the West Buttress Route. Let’s meet the climbers!…