Lead Guide Dan Starr called in from 14,200′, after the team backcarried the supplies that they had cached at 13,500′ a couple of days ago. This was a relatively easy day of work, as they dropped back downhill for about a half hour, dug into their cache and carried loads back up to Genet Basin.…
Melle Van Den Boorn called in from the broad Genet Basin at 14,200 feet (4328 m) with an update that was cut short by the poor satellite phone connection. The team spent part of the day practicing the skills they will need to use on the fixed lines that lead up to the ridge running…
We just got the call from Nepal that our Everest Team reached the top of Mount Everest at 7:30 am local time this morning (May 22nd). One climber, Chris Hill, turned around and is back at the South Col already with several of our Sherpa guides, but the rest of the team stood on top…
Lead Guide Sebastian Grau called in from the broad Genet Basin at 14,200′ on Denali. The members of our 2017 West Rib team are taking it easy today, building acclimatization and watching for a break in the weather, so they can take a hike a bit higher on the mountain. The weather has not been…
I cannot give much detail about this update, as it is beyond my grasp of languages… BUT- our amazing international community of followers have come to my rescue! Marlies Neefjes called in an update, after the May 15th team had a “great day of walking with beautiful weather.” They picked up their cache below Camp…
Rusty called in from Camp 3 on the West Buttress route on Denali at 14,200 ft to report that they’d moved up today and everyone is doing well. It’s a big climb with all of their gear, and then when they arrive, they’ve got a lot of work to do to set up camp, but…
The team spent the day at Camp 3 practicing some skills they’ll need when they get the opportunity to climb higher on Denali. Above them looms a pretty steep headwall of snow and ice where there is a fixed line for some additional security. It takes some practice to be efficient on the fixed lines,…
Travis Baldwin called in from 14,200′, happy after a relatively easy day of dropping downhill about 700′, picking up their cache and hiking it back into camp. He was pretty enthusiastic about the state of their camp, so hopefully, we’ll get some pictures when they get down off the mountain! The Rib team is now…
The team is practicing patience on Denali, waiting for the weather to improve and to keep moving up the mountain. Many teams are waiting with them at the 14,200 ft camp today as the weather has held teams from going to high camp and having a chance to summit for a few days now. They…
Dave called in the dispatch from the May 13th Mountain Trip Denali team this evening from the 11,000 ft camp. Today they climbed up to around 13,500 ft to put a cache of food and gear in the snow, and returned to Camp 2 for the night. They carried their loads up Motorcycle Hill, and…