After some breakfast of something like a Denali Sando, which is cream cheese and bacon on a bagel (sometimes jelly, too!), and some coffee everyone packed up at Camp 2 (3413m). Before heading out, the team dug a cache at their camp to stash anything they no longer need such as trash, snowshoes, and most…
We did it! On June 24, around 6pm, we stood on top of Denali. Every member of this private group of 5 did it, and we picked up a couple others along the way. Weather was largely very good for our entire trip. But, it must be noted that those that summitted the day prior…
Yesterday the June 21st team cached around Windy Corner. They left their snowshoes in camp, strapped on their crampons and grabbed their ice axes. They left camp with backpacks full of supplies to bury in the snow. Immediately out of camp, the mountain rises above them as a slope known as Motorcycle Hill. Straight up…
Paige called in with the update last night! The team has enjoyed resting and acclimatizing in Camp 3. They have been passing the time playing card games together and enjoying tasty food. They even had a cheesecake yesterday! They are hoping tomorrow is the day for the team to move up to High Camp at…
Lead guide Harrison Lewis called in with the update last night. There has been some wind in camp and on the ridge at 16,000’ (4876m) so the team chose to stay in camp today and wait for better conditions. They passed the time playing card games and having some fun throwing contests! 14 Camp, or…
Assistant guide Patrick Lane called in last night with the update! Yesterday the team left Camp 2 (11,200′ 3413m) with relatively empty backpacks and walked down to their cache around 10,000′ (3048m). They dug their cache up out of the snow and stashed it all in their packs, then they returned to camp. Backcarry days…
Lead guide Jordan Cargill called in from Anchorage, Alaska last night to give us the team’s final dispatch! They have all returned safely to civilization and enjoyed a lavish dinner in Anchorage last night of steak, halibut, and ahi tuna. It was a perfect trip, great weather, great team, and a great time. Thank you…
“Splitter” is the best way I can describe the June 9th team’s time on Denali. From the weather, to the route conditions, and even the fantastic group of people that made up the team. Our time on the Great One was really good! In the last 15 days a group of strangers came together and became…
Lead guide Tom Huntley called in last night with the update! The team started out bright and early yesterday morning with a 3am wake up time. By 5:30am they were on the trail. But here in Alaska, no headlamps were needed for this alpine start (as we call it) because at this time of year…
Yesterday everyone enjoyed a rest day at Camp 3. Paige reports they did their fixed line practice. They place some snow pickets in camp, tie a rope into them, and practice using their ascenders and how to communicate while ascending the line. The team will move up still roped together, and good communication is key…