Yesterday the team moved into Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m). Sounds like they were able to take a couple of ski laps above camp! They also spent a bit of time going over crampon and ice ax use, since they will employ those as they progress up the mountain and make their first cache today.…
Yesterday the team packed up at Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m). They began their day by moving first up Ski Hill which rises 1,200′ from Camp 1. Once atop Ski Hill, the team navigated through rolling terrain as they approached Kahiltna Pass. They made camp before Camp 2 at below 11,000′ (3352m). Digging into the…
Yesterday, or very very early this morning, the team launched from Basecamp to make their way to Camp 1. Basecamp sits at 7,200′ (2194m), on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. Leaving camp, the team first descended Heartbreak Hill for about 600′ until the met with the main body of the 40 mile long…
Will Tucker called in from 7,200 feet on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. The skiers on our June 15th expedition spent the day reviewing some of the skills that they will need to have “dialed” before they head up glacier in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. The main body of the Kahiltna…
It is warm on the lower glacier this time of year and teams will move at night when the snow bridges spanning crevasses are the most frozen and the temps are the most comfortable. The team started out by flying into Basecamp at 7,200′ (2194m) on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. When the…
We would like to welcome the second Mountain Trip Denali ski team of the season! The June 15 West Buttress Ski Team! We’re so excited to be along for the ride and don’t take lightly that touching the pearly white slopes of Denali is a life goal for many after several months of training and…