Sean, Callie and Blake called in from the thick, warm air of Talkeetna after descending from the summit of Denali over the past couple of days. The hike out from High Camp is no picnic, as they still have heavy packs and sleds to transport down glacier. Hauling a sled downhill can be a test…
Ah, man, what an uplifting summit message from the June 6 West Buttress Team–successfully on the SUMMIT of Denali! We’re so excited for the whole team to stand on the 20,310′ summit together.This is a culmination of a lot of hard work for the team and many of different elements coming together. Big congratulations to…
The June 6 Team called in after a strong move up to High Camp at 17k. The team put in the trail up the headwall and the 16k Ridge at a swift 6 hour 50 minute pace ahead of many other teams that moved up. This is often considered one of the three hardest days…
The June 6 team had big plans to head up the headwall towards 17k camp yesterday but was thwarted by weather. They instead spent the day visiting the “Edge of the World”. A nice excursion from 14 Camp where you stand on a small rock precipice and peer into the abyss of the North East…
Lead Mountain Trip Guide Jason Denley checked in on behalf of our June 6th West Buttress expedition. They spent the day resting, acclimatizing and watching it snow from the comfort of their Camp 3, nestled in the big Genet Basin at 14,200′. As the day wound toward evening, the skies above cleared, giving the team…
Blake calls in from Camp 14,200′ for an update. Described as having a lovely rest day inside of a ping pong ball with sun rays poking through, everyone on the team is feeling very good and healthy. The tentative plan is to move to high camp on Friday the 18th, followed by a rest day…
Jason Denley calls in from the dinner table at 14,200′ Camp. With a not-a-cloud-in-the-sky blue bird day, the team was able to move from Camp 2 up to Camp 14,200′. Pausing at Windy Corner to take in the view without a stitch of wind is a day to remember. The team is feeling strong and…
Climber Sean Karls called in an update on the June 6 West Buttress team! The climbers spent the day bringing a cache up to “Windy Corner” a notoriously crevassed–and you guessed it, windy–section of the route. It sounds like yesterday that the team had pleasant weather and did not have to deal with that wind.…
Guide Harrison Lewis called in an update from Camp Two at 11,200′! The team had just finished dinner and is doing well. The team backcarried to retrieve their cache near Kahiltna Pass at around 10,500′. Here’s Harrison! recording
Climber Callie Higgins called in an update from Camp Two at 11,200′ for the June 6 West Buttress Team! Everyone on the team is feeling strong, so they departed at 3:30 am from Camp One, in the cold morning air by the light of the midnight sun. They cached gear and supplies on the way…