The May 21 Team is very excited to report that they have successfully made the move from Camp 2 11,000 ft (3413 m) to Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m)! They should be proud as this is usually a long, hard day up and around sections of steep, technical terrain. All the while loads are…
Mountain Trip guide, Jed, called in with the dispatch for the May 21 climb team after their big push up and around Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m) from their home of Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m)! This day involves an early breakfast before steep snow climbing up the 1,000 ft (305 m) high…
Celine Xuereb called in from the broad Genet Basin at 14,200′ (4328m) with an update from the team. They are poised and ready to move up to high camp, as soon as the winds above over the upper mountain. They placed their cache on the ridge two days ago and have been waiting, watching, and…
The May 21 team was able to move from Camp 1 at 7,200 ft to Camp 2 at 11,200 ft (3413m). After making breakfast, coffee, and melting snow for water this morning, the team broke down camp and packed everything up in backpacks and sleds. Once that task is done the team lays out their…
The May 21 Team is feeling strong after hauling loads up Kahiltna Pass and digging in a gear cache for themselves. This day of the trip starts with the team heading out of Camp 1 7,800 ft (m) and carrying loads up the 1,800 ft (548 m) Ski Hill. This is a moderately difficult carry…
The May 21 Team has completed their move from Basecamp 7,200 ft (m) to Camp 1 7,800 ft (m)! Departing base camp, we’ll drop down the infamous Heartbreak Hill and onto the broad Kahiltna Glacier. Our goal will be to move camp to about 600 ft (m) up the route, near the junction with the…
A hearty “Welcome!” to our May 21 West Buttress team! We are so excited to be along for this journey to North America’s highest peak. We know that for many Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and years spent in the mountains. So we are honored to have been…