The June 4 team had a snowy day down low on Denali, but they were able to get their job done and carry a load of food and fuel up to around 10,000 ft where they cached it deep in the snow. The strategy for the rest of the expedition will be to split the…
The June 4 Denali West Buttress team hit the ground running and moved up to Camp 1 this morning. They carried all of their gear, food, fuel, and equipment in one push up the glacier about 5 miles to Camp 1 at 7,800 ft on the Kahiltna Glacier. They didn’t gain much altitude today, but…
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 21-day expedition on the glaciated West Buttress of the ‘Great One,’ 20,310′. This is the first trip of the season that hasn’t had a majority of foreign members; in fact,…
It’s been a busy couple of days for the June 4 Team. On the 4th the Team conducted a Team Meeting, equipment check, and shopped for last minute items in Anchorage. Today they woke early, packed up, and drove a few hours north to the little town of Talkeetna. They had an orientation with the…