To the friends and family of the June 11th Denali expedition: I am writing our final dispatch from my home in Anchorage, Alaska. Our climbing team is off the mountain and safe. I wanted to send a big thank you to all who supported the climbers while they were away from home. The June 11th…
The June 10th team checked in from 14,200′, after they descended from High Camp this morning. They are resting at the (relatively) thick air of Camp 3, before they will continue their descent down to Base Camp later this evening. Here’s Lead Guide Brian Kramp – recording
Tyler Weller called in from High Camp, after Lead Guide Brian Kramp and Eem Napassporn descended from the summit of Denali! The morning was pretty foggy, which made it a bit challenging to make a weather call about heading up, but Brian, Eem, Hans Wonneberger, and Tyler Weller headed up to see what they’d find. …
Based on weather conditions, the team decided to take a rest day/weather day at High Camp. They will be watching the weather closely in the coming days, looking for an opportunity to make the final push to 20,310′. Here’s Brian with today’s report: recording
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in an update from High Camp on the West Buttress route. The team took a planned rest and acclimatization day after making the grueling push up the ridge from Camp 3 yesterday. They were treated to relatively warm temperatures and an all-around beautiful day as they allowed their bodies to…
Taking advantage of sunny skies, the June 10th team packed up and headed uphill – destination High Camp! They rolled into camp at about 2:30 in the afternoon and are eager to see what the weather holds in the coming days, as they are just one climbing day away from the summit of North America.…
Guide Tyler called in the team’s report today. The team elected to take another day at 14 Camp, and wait for a clear, calm day to make the big move up to High Camp. It sounds like everyone is doing well and keeping spirits high! Here’s Tyler: recording
Rest day! The team enjoyed a leisurely day today, resting their bodies and building up a bit more acclimatization before making the big push to High Camp. Brian Kramp called in with an update from Camp 3, where it was sunny and warm today. The team will pack up camp tomorrow (weather permitting) and climb…
Benefiting from beautiful weather, Mountain Trip’s June 10th West Buttress team climbed up the steepest section of the route today, to establish a cache of supplies on a striking ridge at about 16,500′. They had dropped down glacier from their 14,200′ camp yesterday to retrieve supplies that had been previously cached at 13,500′, which they…
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in from the broad basin camp at 14,200′ (4342m). This camp is sometimes referred to as “14 Camp,” or Camp 3 and the locals call it Genet Basin, a reference to one of the early guides on Denali, who would camp out at this elevation for much of the season,…