The June 17th team is back in Talkeetna after finally flying out of basecamp yesterday (June 8) evening. They spent a night in the little village of Talkeetna as the decompress and prepare to re-enter society. Here’s Dodge calling in from the breakfast table at the famous Road House in Talkeetna! recording
Chris Cullaz called in from Base Camp, after the team had a fairly arduous descent down the West Buttress route. They have been battling difficult weather and travel conditions since they dropped around Windy Corner at 13,400 feet. They made it to Base Camp in the wee hours of the morning and are settled in…
The June 17 Team has taken a day to wait out the weather on their way back to basecamp. A good call as navigating the lower glacier in a whiteout can be quite the experience. Once the weather clears, the team will continue towards basecamp and a flight back to summer! Hopefully, the trail breaking…
The June 17 West Buttress team has made their way down to Camp Two on the route at 11,200′, getting most of the technical descending out of the way. During their descent, the weather moved in with high winds and snow, and due to low visibility, the team decided to stop and camp at Camp…
Mountain Trip lead guide Dodge Garfield called in an update on the June 17 West Buttress Team, once again from camp at 14,200′. They have had a long stay at Camp Three, and have only four days left in their expedition. The upcoming weather does not look promising for making a summit attempt within their…
Lead guide Elias de Martos called in an update on the team, back at High Camp at 17,200′ after their successful trip to the summit of North America’s highest peak! While the team is cozy in their tents, the winds are high outside, sounding “like a freight train” over the 16-Ridge. The team will catch…
Chris calls in from Camp 14,200′ as they prepare their camp for wind and snow that is forecasted. He let’s us know that they are eating a bunch of good food in preparation for higher up on the mountain, and very grateful for all the extra coffee that other teams are dropping off with them.…
Mountain Trip Guide Chris Cullaz checked in from Camp 3 today. The team took a planned rest day at the 14,200′ camp to both fortify themselves for the hard days to come and also to further build acclimatization ahead of moving up another 3000 feet to High Camp tomorrow. Here’s Chris! recording
The June 17 Team was able to put in a cache of gear for the upper mountain on the 16k Ridge. The team made easy work of the headwall and ascending the fixed lines, which can often be a very difficult day because of the steep 45 degree slope angle and high altitude. Everyone is…
June 17 West Buttress Team called in an update from 14-Camp! Today they backcarried back towards Windy Corner at around 13,800′ to grab their cache. In the coming days, weather permitting, the team will head up the steep headwall above camp, up the fixed lines, to cache on the 16,000′ ridge that leads up to…