We just heard about another accident on Denali that occurred last night. This was not a Mountain Trip team. All our climbers are doing fine at this time. Details are not clear at this time, but apparently four climbers roped together fell while descending from Denali Pass. Two of the climbers did not survive. We…
Hello Everyone, Sorry for the delay, but we feel we owe it to all of you to present a summary of the events of the April 24th team’s summit day. To this end we have interviewed the guides and many of the climbers who were on the upper mountain that day. We also have most…
Hello Everyone, I wanted to give you all an update. We are still not able to provide any names, but the climber with a broken leg is doing remarkably well in a hospital in Anchorage. With the deepest regret, I need to announce that the other climber was found at about 18,000′, however he did…
Hello Everyone, I apologize for the delay in posting, but the NPS requested that we keep mum until we all had more information about a situation that unfolded during yesterday’s summit attempt. At this time, we are not permitted to share any names, so I deeply apologize in advance for the anxiety I am certain…
The team moved up to High Camp and took a rest day. Here is Beat: [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/audio-post-2011-05-10-04-44-48.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
Henry reports that the expedition put in a long and tiring day moving camp one last time up to 17,200′ (5,298m). They got in late as temperatures are too cold to start moving early in the morning and had just enough energy to set up camp and eat a hot meal before everyone tucked into…
The team continues to wait for good weather at 14 camp. Henry reported that they had endured a windstorm yesterday but emerged from it none the worse for wear, and are still excited to move to high camp and get their summit bid. Hopefully as you read this they are moving up in acceptable conditions,…
Lawrence called the following podcast in from 14,200′ camp. It sounds like they tood a beating in the winds on Friday night, but have emerged with healthy appetites, and continued good humor. The cook tent Lawrence refers to is a custom built, five sided structure with no floor. It looks something like a pyramid, and…
Henry called for our daily check-in to report that the team had taken a rest day yesterday to gather their strength, eat big meals and train up on the specific skills needed to travel up the fixed lines and along the granite-studded ridge to high camp. These skills include fixed line travel, which is the…
‘Twas a lazy day for the team today, but the mustered up the energy to take a stroll to the “Edge of the World” and looked down upon the “Valley of Death.” Thanks to Jerry for such a detailed recap of the day’s events. [audio:http://mountaintripdenali2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/audio-post-2011-05-07-04-31-59.mp3|titles=Audio Post]