The team elected to take a rest day at 11 Camp. Guide Tyler reports that the team used the down time to practice skills and catch up on some rest. The plan is to move to 14 Camp tomorrow, weather permitting. Here’s Tyler: recording
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in after the team carried loads up to an elevation of 13,500′ today. They put in a cache on the uphill side of the infamous Windy Corner, a feature of the West Buttress that can cause winds to increase. Today, however – the team had a good weather day! After…
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in from the team’s Camp 2, located in a beautiful basin at 11,200′ (3414m) at the base of the West Buttress of Denali. Today was a “backcarry” day, meaning they made a quick jaunt downhill to the site where they buried a cache of supplies two days ago, retrieved their…
The team made the move up to Camp 2 today at 11,000 ft. They have had beautiful weather up until today, but today things changed a bit and they had to navigate up the glacier through low visibility whiteout conditions. They did great and are excited to be up at their next camp. They dug…
The June 10 team carried a load of food, fuel, and gear up to 10,200 ft today where they “cached” it in a deep hole in the snow. They’ll bury it over a meter deep to keep the Ravens from digging into it and mark it with a large wand so they can find it…
The June 10th Team made their cache up at 10,200 ft today and are enjoying a beautiful evening in camp! They are doing great and moving right along, planning to move up to Camp 2 (11,000 ft) tomorrow. Here’s Brian and Sulaiman with the evening expedition dispatch from Camp 1: recording
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in from 7200′ (2195m) on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. His update was unfortunately cut short when the satellite phone dropped his call, but we’ll fill you all in on the team’s plan. Today, they spent the day reviewing skills relative to glacier travel, such as how to…
Unfortunately today’s report was cut short due to the vagaries of satellite phone use in the mountains. However, guide Tyler Weller was able to communicate that the team made it to Base Camp, safe and sound. Here’s Tyler: recording
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the June 10 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The June 10 Denali West Buttress team Soon they will fly in to…