Lead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki called in an update on the June 20 West Buttress Team, who were able to make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200′. The team battled whiteout conditions and strong winds, and picked up a few things from their cache on the way up to Camp Two. Today (6/27) the…
Snowmen in June?! Climber Rune Hana called in an update on the June 20 West Buttress team at Camp One, stuck in the snowglobe for another day. The team has their cache in place to move up to Camp Two at 11,200′ when the weather allows, but for now they are hunkering down in camp…
Lead Guide Yoshiko Miyazaki called in from 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team stayed in camp today as whiteout conditions had settled over the glacier. Snow was falling and it was quite windy, so the team spent the day reviewing some skills, but mostly eating and swapping stories. Here’s Yoshiko! recording
Andrew Alexander King reported in from our June 20th West Buttress team’s Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. It’s hard to tell if they are having any fun at all – NOT! Through the chuckles and laughter, he was able to share a very nice update that the team put in their first cache of…
Andrew Alexander King rang via satellite phone from 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team departed early in the morning from their Base Camp at 7,200′ on a tributary glacier known as the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna. Their day began by hiking downhill, pulling heavy sleds and managing hefty backpacks as they SE…
Our season on Denali is well underway and we have many teams making their way up the mountain by a variety of routes. We are excited to welcome the June 20 West Buttress Team who has entrusted us to help them achieve their dreams of summiting the highest peak in North America. Denali is often…