Here’s Jordan calling in from lower elevations! Great work to everyone on this expedition, and all our many others as well. It has so far been a great, and busy, Denali season for Mountain Trip and we’re already planning next year. Jordan: recording
Jordan sends in a final dispatch for the team: “After a gorgeous final stroll down the Kahiltna early this AM, from camp 1 to Base Camp, the team enjoyed a final restful day at the airstrip waiting for the runway to soften. In due order TAT swooped in to grab us in the afternoon. With…
Yesterday the team was able to descend into Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m) before the glacier got too warm to continue. They camped here for the day, waiting until 1am when the glacier had refrozen before continuing their descent. Early this morning they arrived back in Basecamp (7,200′ 2194m) where they await their flight back…
After standing on the summit, the team descended back to High Camp and spent the night there. Yesterday, they packed up at High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m) to descend back to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). They rested here and ate some food before moving down further into Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m). The team…
Jordan calls in to update us from 20,310′ (6190m)!! The team was able to stand upon the summit yesterday evening! Congratulations to the team. We are glad to hear they encountered good weather and conditions to stand on the top. They made their way back down last night, and slept for a few hours at…
Jason Woo gives us an update from High Camp on the West Buttress of Denali. The team spent today resting, eating, and apparently watching Netflix (!?!?!), all the while building some additional acclimatization ahead of an upcoming summit bid. High Camp is located in and around a shallow depression in the accumulation zone of the…
Yesterday the team was able to pack up in Camp 3 and move on up to High Camp! They retraced their steps from cache day, first climbing out of Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m) to the bergshrund at 15,000′ (4572m) where they clipped into the fixed lines with their ascenders. Here they spent a couple…
Yesterday the team was able to take some time at Camp 3 (14,200′ 4328m) to rest. Lots of naps were taken, as well as a trip to The Edge of The World. The Edge of the World is where Genet Basin, where Camp 3 sits, drops dramatically from 14,200′ (4328m) down 6,000′ (1828m) to the…
Yesterday the team left camp to climb 1,000′ to the start of the fixed lines, which took about two hours to get to. Once arriving at the bergshrund (where a glacier meets steep ice, creating a crevasse that sloughs dramatically away from the steep ice and continues across an entire mountain face) the team found themselves…
Yesterday the team was able to sleep in and leave camp when the sun was shining warmly on the tents. They walked leisurely back to their cache site at 13,200′ (3413m), dug up their supplies, and walked back up to camp. Combined with some rest and snacks, the team also geared up to practice using…