The traverse expedition rested at their high camp on the Harper glacier yesterday, preparing for a summit attempt. The weather was marginal yesterday morning but improved steadily as the day went on. If today’s weather is favorable they may go have a look at the south summit.
The traverse team is now poised to summit Denali and continue over to the north side of the Alaska range. They are currently in a new camp at 17,800′ on the upper Harper glacier, just over Denali Pass and are planning on making an attempt for the summit today if conditions permit it.
Chris and Greg called to report that they all carried a load of gear to about 18,500′, up and over Denali pass to the upper Harper glacier. They stood out among the rest of the West Buttress crowd because they pulled sleds full of gear up the ‘autobahn’, where most parties only have light packs. …
Chris called to report another day of high winds yesterday, so the team wisely stayed in camp for another day. When the weather breaks they plan on carrying a load of gear up to Denali pass and caching it on the upper Harper glacier. Chris reported a lot of teams up at high camp right…
Chris Kerrick reports a ‘lazy’ day at high camp, drinking lots and lots of hot drinks and making the occasional satellite phone call. The team is feeling well rested and only have to wait for the weather to clear up. Keep watching the skies…
This team continues to be exceptionally strong. They called in from high camp to say a hello after having moved into a camp recently vacated by another Mountain Trip team. Everyone is feeling great despite the altitude, and are looking forward to another good night of sleep.
Chris Kerrick called from 14 camp, reporting a restful day of hanging out. The weather was beginning to sock in, but he reported that temperatures were relatively warm and everything was going great in camp. Rest days involve some light exercise to aid acclimatization, and 14 camp is generally accepted to be free of crevasses;…
Chris called in high spirits from 14k. The team carried loads up to 16,400′, traveling up the fixed lines and moving up along the ridge. Chris wanted to carry higher, but he reported that carrying sleds on the backpack when the winds were blowing hard made for a lot of work. Most expeditions cache their…
Guten Tag Alles! Meinen Deutsch bist nicht gut, und ich habe keine idea … I don’t even know if this is German; may very well be Norwegian, but we need help identifying this climber! Let us know who this is !! Thanks for the help Anna! My Norweigian is limited to certain “pet” phrases learned…
The crew had a nice and restful day- they had a mellow morning, sleeping in and enjoying a quick round trip from 14 camp to pick up some gear cached at 13,500′. This involved dropping down out of camp for about 30 minutes, digging up their cache that they left on the uphill side of…