John Cain called from the basin at 11,200′ with a report that was unfortunately cut short by a loss of satellite connection. The team spent the day digging out their tents from the wind and snow that have been buffeting their camp. Fortunately, they have a strong and spacious cook tent in which to spend…
Lowell and Peter called in from the large basin camp at 14,200′ on the West Buttress. Today, the team dropped down to 13,500′ to pick up the cache of supplies that they had buried a few days ago. This is sort of an active rest day, as it only takes about 20 minutes to drop…
We are pleased to welcome the team members of our 9th Denali team of the 2015 climbing season. The team consists of climbers from points around the world, as far away as the Czech Republic and New Zealand. Climbing a big, cold mountain such as Denali entails a lot of preparation, as well as a…
Lead guide Scott Woolums called to report that the team attempted to summit yesterday, but the weather conditions forced the team back to High Camp. The team began their ascent immediately out of camp, and they climbed the steep “Autobahn” section to the climb to the top of Denali pass. They continued ascending beyond Zebra…
Apologies for the delay in posting about the May 20th team. We had a bit of a perfect storm of communication challenges for the past couple of days. The team decided that their time was running too close to the end of their food and supplies to continue attempting to move upwards. On Saturday, they…
Team Fubar called in after making a tough, but successful carry around Windy Corner, which lived up to its name today. Strong winds buffeted the crew, but they tucked their chins down and set each step with conviction, pushing their loads of supplies around the steep, rocky ridge that drops down from thousands of feet…
Lead Guide Scott Woolums called from 17,200′, the site of the team’s High Camp for their West Buttress expedition. Showing why he has been one of the most successful and prolific guides over the past couple of decades, Scott’s team rallied early this morning to take advantage of clear weather and to get ahead of…
Lead guide Adam Smith called in a fairly understated update from the basin camp at 11,200′. I say understated, because what is left unsaid is that the team had a very, very tough day today. They packed up their camp at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier, donned snowshoes and broke trail through 2.4 feet of…
Pachi called from Camp 3 after the team took advantage of good weather in the morning to push a load of supplies up to 5000 meters on the ridge above their camp. Today they climbed up the most steep part of the West Buttress, using 200 meters of rope that is affixed into the steep…