Good morning everyone. We received a call from our April 17th team last night. Chase Franklin gives us all the update on food, weather, and their plans for the next few days. Click here to hear Chase and Zach: [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/141c7ef9519bd7b4bd43ac81db6d1f291477fb702.mp3]
OK folks, the team is reunited and on the move! Jacob called in last night and reported that he, Zvika, James Josh and Chase all carried a load of supplies up and around the infamous Windy Corner at roughly 13,500′ (4115m). Though technically an “early season” expedition, the team encountered very warm temperatures and Jacob…
Hi Folks, Sorry for the delay, but the team has been in motion and getting messages out has been delayed somewhat. Jacob and the team have moved to the broad basin at 11,200′ (3413m) I described previously. The thick clouds and steady wind dissipated somewhat and permitted them to push up to camp. It sounds…
We heard from the team this morning and they are still socked in at Kahiltna Pass. It is what we call 0/0 visibility, or living inside a ping pong ball, with whiteout in every direction. Spirits are high, however; and they dined on a chicken and pasta dinner and stuffed themselves with blueberry pancakes, so…
The team tried to call in yesterday, but thick cloud cover prevented transmission via their satellite phone. They did reach our Alaska office late last night to report on their movements of the past couple of days. On Wednesday, April 20th, the team carried gear and supplies to a point at about 10,200′ (3120m), just…
Chase Franklin called in from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier last night. the team moved about five miles up glacier to a broad plain at about 7,800′ (2380m). The weather was pretty warm and they traveled in light fleece layers and reveled in the sun. Chase makes reference to some excitement regarding crevasses, so…
Hello Followers! The team has flown onto the Kahiltna glacier and is heading down the valley! We have heard that the weather is “splitter” blue skies, which should give them a solid few days to move out of base camp to camp one. The National Park Service is in the process of setting up their…
One of the famed Seven Summits, Denali is a challenging mountain, due to its combination of high elevation and arctic environment. Each year, about 1300 climbers attempt to climb to its summit and roughly half succeed. The most attempted route on the mountain is the West Buttress, first climbed by Bradford Washburn and company in…