Lead guide Yoshiko reports that the team made the big move up to High Camp (17,200′). It was a cold, windy, snowy day but the team pushed through and they are settling in their fortified tent camp. Over the next 24 hours the team will be resting, hydrating, and watching the weather carefully as they…
The May 20th team took advantage of the clear, calm weather to move a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at Windy Corner. Guide Matt Park fueled the team with a yummy breakfast (sausage, egg, avocado breakfast sandwiches), which propelled everyone up Motorcycle Hill, then Squirrel Hill, before reaching the cache site…
Leah reports that the team moved a load of equipment and supplies to the base of the fixed lines at approximately 15,600′. After caching the team returned to 14 Camp and rested and hydrated in preparation for moving to High Camp tomorrow. Here’s Leah: recording
One of the climbers from the May 21st team called in to update us on the team’s day carrying loads up and around the infamous Windy Corner today. They donned crampons for the climb this morning, which commenced with a 1000′ (300m) ascent up a moderate snow slope known as Motorcycle Hill. Above this point,…
Lead Guide Jason Denley called from the team’s 17,200′ high camp. They took a rest and acclimatization day today, in preparation for a summit bid tomorrow! The team is doing great and is exercising patience by not rushing up towards the summit. Conditions tomorrow look pretty good, so we’ll wish them a good night’s rest…
Lead Guide Jesse Wright called in from Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m) on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. Yesterday, they hiked from Base Camp at 7,200′ (2195m) on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, covering a distance of about five miles (8 km) in pretty challenging, whiteout conditions. The team shouldered their packs and loaded…
Jason D called in this evening from Denali High Camp! They took advantage of a bit of better weather and climbed up to the ridge leading to high camp, and continued on up the ridge as the weather improved and winds died down. They had a beautiful evening at high camp and are settled in…
The team spent the day digging out of the continuing snow and waiting for the weather to improve. They are all doing great, but excited to see the weather break and get climbing again. It’s certainly a part of climbing in the Alaska Range, and they are all handling it well. Here is Sanjay with…
Climber Mallori Sheets called in an update for the May 17 West Buttress team at Camp Three (14,200′). The storm that was bringing high winds and snow to the upper mountain has began to ease off, with a window potentially opening for the summit over the next few days. The team cached below fixed lines…
Climber Paul called in an update on the Jay May 19 West Buttress Team, at 14,200′. The team took a rest and acclimatization day at Camp Three. Here’s Paul with the update from Camp Three: recording