Durny left a message from Camp 1 this morning. They left base camp late last night and had great conditions on the lower glacier. It was a cold night and froze solid, so they skinned up the firm surface of the glacier. This morning as they arrived at Camp 1 (7,800 ft) it was clouding…
Our June 22nd Denali Ski Team checked in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. They spent the day reviewing glacier travel and crevasse rescue skills and tried to get an early night’s sleep in preparation for a midnight wake-up call so that they can travel the lower Kahiltna during the wee hours of…
The ski team flew into the Alaska Range yesterday, landing at base camp on the S.E. Fork of the Kahiltna glacier. They spent last night at base camp, and will spend most of today going over glacier travel techniques, and getting their kit together. Tonight they will shoulder their packs and start up the Kahiltna…
A group of four climbers will meet this morning in Anchorage, Alaska in preparation for an attempt to climb to the summit of Denali via its classic West Buttress route. This is the third year that Mountain Trip has offered a Denali climb where the climbers can travel on skis and actually have the opportunity…