The team carried a load of gear up to 10,000 ft today and left a cache in a hole in the snow. They are still moving during the early morning hours to avoid the heat of the day. They plan to move up to Camp 2 at over 11,000 ft tomorrow. It’s going to be…
The team didn’t get much sleep last night, as they were out of bed by about 11pm to get ready to head to Camp 1. They want to travel on the lower Kahiltna glacier during the coldest time of the day to take advantage of a good frozen, firm surface. This makes walking the 5…
Here’s Jared calling in from Camp 1. They moved up early this morning. [audio:http://mountaintripblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-30-02-30-52.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
After a day of waiting for the snow to stop falling at Base Camp, the team members of our June 26th crew loaded up and flew the 45 minute flight into the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier this morning. We call getting stuck in Talkeetna the “Talkeetna Hang.” This team got off pretty easy,…
We asked team members to send us photos of how they trained for their upcoming expedition and team member Aaron Kurland sent us two shots from a recent solo trip he took up Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Aaron also joined us for 12 days of training in the Alaska…
On Sunday, June 26th, a truly international group of climbers will congregate in Anchorage, Alaska to finalize months of preparation for an expedition that will attempt to climb to the top of the tallest peak in North America. Denali, at 20,320′ (6194m) towers above the very impressive Alaska Range in Southcentral Alaska. Rising 18,000′ vertical…