Jesse called in to update us from Anchorage. The team is back in bustling civilization. Gary is back in Nashville enjoying his new grandbaby, congratulations! Grant is headed back to Colorado. Jesse is hanging in Anchorage for a bit. Here’s Jesse: recording
After standing on the summit (20,310′ 6190m), Jesse, Gary, and Grant made their way back to High Camp (17,200′ 5242m) where they collapsed into their sleeping bags for some rest after a long day. Yesterday they morning, they got up, packed up camp, and made their way back to the Fixed Lines to descend back…
Yesterday evening our June 7 team was able to stand on the tallest point in North America!! Congratulations to this team for their huge effort to make this happen. It wasn’t easy–it never is. But I am sure they all feel it was worth it, and we were so excited to hear they had made…
Today the team enjoyed another rest day at High Camp as they wait and prepare for their weather window. Today, the Summer Solstice, they will be making their summit attempt! We wish the team luck, and looking forward to hearing from them later tonight. Summit attempts typically take around 12 hours. They will have to…
Yesterday the team was able to take some time at High Camp to rest and recuperate. They spent the day drinking hot fluids, fueling up, and resting. Today they will take another rest day as they wait for their perfect weather window to make their summit bid. Spending significant time at High Camp often isn’t…
Yesterday the team packed up from Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m) and retraced their steps to their cache. First climbing up the Bunny Hill for a couple hours to where the Headwall begins, then ascending the Fixed Lines to the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m). Once on the ridge they climbed another 1,000′ into High Camp…
Lead Mountain Trip Guide Jesse Yon called in a report from Genet Basin, the big camp at 14,200′ on the West Buttress route of Denali. Unfortunately, his call was cut off and he wasn’t able to share much about the team’s day or their plans. Fear not – we’ll fill in the blanks! The team…
Yesterday the team left Camp 3 (14,200′ 4937m) to climb about 1,000′ up the “Bunny Hill” to where the fixed lines begin. This usually takes a couple of hours. Here, at the bottom of the Headwall, two ropes spanning 600′ in length run from the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m) to a large crevasse known as…
Yesterday the team was able to take a rest day at Camp 3. During that day they took some time to sort through their supplies and designated some for their cache day on the ridge at 16,200′ in preparation for their move to High Camp. They took a short hike to The Edge of the…
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 likely also geared up to practice…