Yesterday the team packed up and moved from Camp 2 (11,200′ 3413m) up to Camp 3. They climbed first up the mile long Motorcycle Hill, cresting then Squirrel Hill, landing on the Polo Field, a basin of the glacier sloping upwards to Windy Corner. Atop another hill lies Windy Corner. The large granite buttress, the…
The June 7 team was able to put in their next cache at Windy Corner, which sits at about 13,200′ (4023m). With crampons on boots and ice axes in hand, the team began their day by first climbing a mile and 800′ up Motorcycle Hill. After topping out here, they climbed up Squirrel Hill into…
Today the team took a well deserved rest day at Camp 2 (11,200′ 3413m). It sounds like they’ve been eating some delicious meals as they fuel up, hydrate, and rest for the next move up the mountain. It was a little snowy at Camp 2 yesterday. Next, the team will be putting on crampons and…
This strong team was able to single carry to Camp 2 yesterday at 11,200′ (3413m). Typically in an expedition style of climbing, teams will choose gear and supplies that they won’t need for a few days and they will climb up halfway between the camp they are in and the camp they will be in…
Jesse calls in to introduce the team. 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…
We would like to welcome the June 7 West Buttress team to Alaska! 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 years spent on mountains locally and around the world. The team…