Constance called in a dispatch in French, which we, unfortunately, do not speak very well. If anyone could please post a translation into the comments, we’d sure appreciate it!! The team spent the day at Camp 1 being rained on intermittently. The weather has been incredibly difficult, with low visibility and rain. We have occasionally…
Gustav and Jesse called in the final team report for the June 18 Team. It’s been a whirlwind of activity the past 24 hours: the team descended from High Camp, hiked to Base Camp, flew to Talkeetna and drove back to Anchorage. They are now enjoying a well-deserved cold beverage and sharing a final team…
Travis called to report that the team descended from High Camp to 14 Camp. The plan is to rest at 14 Camp, then continue to descend to Base Camp. Here’s Travis:
This is part one of a two part (garbled) message from the June 18 Team. The team made a huge effort today and climbed all the way to the summit ridge (20,000′), only to be turned around due to the ferocious winds on the summit. Karl and crew stopped at the Football Field to check…
Yesterday the team retraced their steps up the fixed lines and the headwall, climbed the beautiful ridge line above 14 Camp, picked up their cached items at 16,500′, and made the final push to High Camp at 17,200′. It’s an exhausting day and Etienne reports that the team moved well and is feeling good. Great…
Today was a big day for the climbers on our June 18th West Buttress expedition! They arose early, packed up supplies and climbed up the steepest section of the route. Camp 3 on the West Buttress of Denali is located in a vast, glaciated bowl. The bowl is framed to the east by the steep…
Both the June 18 Team and the June 15 Team took a well-deserved rest day at 14 Camp. Rest days are an important part of the climbing schedule because they allow climbers to recover, hydrate, and relax after many days of strenuous work. They were not totally idle, however, and the guide teams set up…
Denali was kind to the June 18th Team today, and Mountain Trip Guide Logan Demarcus reports that the crew took advantage of the good weather. They had a leisurely breakfast before dropping down about 700′ to retrieve a cache of supplies they had deposited a couple days earlier. It took less than a half hour…
It sounds like Windy Corner lived up to its name today, but the team was able to push through and they made it to 14 Camp. From 11 Camp, the team ascended Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, crossed the Polo fields then made a big left hand turn up and around Windy Corner. They passed their…