Climber Roi Negri called in an update on the May 30 West Buttress Team, who spent the day heading up from Camp Two at 11,200′ to cache around the infamous Windy Corner. At Camp Three, the approach to the climb ends, and the real climbing begins: The team will leave behind snowshoes and poles at…
Our May 30th West Buttress expedition checked in from their Camp 2 at 11,000 feet. I believe it was Matt Millard on the satellite phone, updating us that the team had a relatively easy day today. They slept in, ate a fat breakfast, and then hiked downhill about 900′ to the site if the cache…
Bharat Puri called in from the site of the team’s Camp 2, in a very pretty basin tucked up against the southwest side of Denali, immediately below the massive West Buttress of the mountain. They were fortunate that the glacier was enshrouded in fog for much of their climb, keeping temperatures cooler as they worked…
Asher Perez called in from our May 30th Team’s Camp 1 at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. Today, they carried loads up to an elevation of about 10,000′, below Kahiltna Pass, the very start of the 40-mile long glacier. They day started with a long, moderate slope as they headed up glacier. Known as Ski…
The May 30 Denali West Buttress Team moved to Camp 1 yesterday. The move to Camp 1 is a big day, 5.5 miles and 1000′ of elevation gain, with the most weight of the entire trip (about 110lb/person!) so the team was grateful to have some cloud cover. When the sun is shining on the…
Lead guide Kristin Arnold calls in to let us know the whole team is at Basecamp! A beautiful and bluebird flight to basecamp with Talkeetna Air Taxi is an ideal way to start the expedition. The plan is to leave Basecamp at 4am during the colder part of the day to make their way to…
We’re honored to welcome the May 30 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their strength and fortitude on the highest mountain in North America this season! For many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and…