Duncan called in to let us know that they got a break in the weather and moved up the ridge to high camp at 17,200′! They climbed up moderate snow slopes for about 1,400′ before climbing the steepest section of the route, “The Headwall.” This is a 600′ slope of ice and snow that climbers…
The team is back in Talkeetna and they were enjoying breakfast at the Road House when they called. It was a good cold night on the glacier last night, so they were able to walk down on a frozen surface relatively easily. It can be pretty challenging this time of year if the snow surface…
Karen called this evening from our June 12 expedition heading back down to base camp. They stopped at 7,800 ft ,Camp 1, and spent the warm part of the day there resting. They’ll wait for the coldest part of the night and travel the last 5 miles down to base camp. This section can be…
Here’s the evening call from the June 12 team. They are down to 14,200 ft at Camp 3 and again getting some snow and bad weather. They’ve been unlucky with the weather on this trip, and it sounds like they are getting good at dealing with all the snow and wind. They’ll head for base…
They woke up to wind and snow again this morning and weren’t able to go for the summit again. It needs to be a pretty nice day high on Denali to spend the 12 hours + that it can take to go up to 20,320 ft and back. It sounds like they just never got…
Karen called from the June 12th team this evening. They are patiently waiting, eating Ramen for dinner, and hoping for a nice day tomorrow. Let’s send them good vibes, and best wishes for a good day. Here’s Karen. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-02-02-48-50.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
They spent a day to acclimate and rest today in preparation for heading towards the summit in the morning. They are doing good, everybody is healthy, and the weather forecast is looking promising for tomorrow. It was a pretty nice day up there today, so they enjoyed some spectacular views of the Alaska Range from…
They finally got the nice weather that they’ve been looking for and moved up to high camp today. Janine is at 14,000 ft with a Mountain Trip team, she may be going down with another Mountain Trip guide in the next couple of days. The rest of the team made it up to high camp…
Caitlin called in after dinner with the daily update. Sounds like they are eating well, and trying to be patient with the weather. Breakfast was blueberry, chocolate chip pancakes with bacon, and dinner involved a fair bit of bacon as well. They’ll be staying warm up there with that diet. Click below to listen to…
Kevin and company called in this evening from the 14,000 ft camp at the end of another stormy, windy day. The highlight of the day was gathering for meals, and telling stories. They are all doing great, and hoping for a break in the weather to be able to move up to high camp.