We are pleased to welcome the team members of our 5th Denali team of the 2015 climbing season. The team consists of climbers from points around the world. Climbing a big, cold mountain such as Denali entails a lot of preparation, as well as a healthy dose of trust in your partners. We really appreciate…
On Saturday, May 16th, a small group of climbers met in Anchorage, AK to join a team of Mountain Trip guides for an attempt to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is famous for presenting climbers with extreme cold and…
It sounds like the team has been celebrating National Day, also called Norway’s constitution day, in fine style. Therese reports that the team started the day with a hot breakfast of blueberry pancakes, decorated tents, and ended the day with ice cream for dessert! Wow! Here’s Therese: recording
The team moved to Camp 1 at 7800′ on the 16th, and on the 17th they took advantage of the warm, clear weather to ferry a load of equipment and supplies up to a cache at 10,200′. Durny reports that the team made a point of getting up and out of camp early, in order…
Robert Lentz called in a nice team report tonight. The team was happy to stretch their legs and move a load of equipment and supplies up the mountain, to a cache at 13,500′. It sounds like the group had some windy conditions, but they were prepared and managed just fine. Robert reports that the team…
The May 11 Hvitserk team moved up to Camp 2 today. They moved well, arriving at the 11,200′ camp in just about six hours. The day began with a climb of over 400m right out of camp. This ascent is called Ski Hill and is is the first real test for West Buttress climbers. The…
Sebastian called to let us know that the team is still stuck at the 11,200′ camp. The weather has been pretty rough, but they are well fed and happy! Here’s Seba: recording
Lead guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in two posts from Base Camp. The team had a brief weather delay and flew to the glacier one day later than planned, but as they intended to spend their first day on the snow reviewing skills, the timing worked out well. After loading up and flying to the…
The May 11 team called in a post from their first camp on the West Buttress, located at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. Much of the post is in Norwegian and I cannot help with the translation, but Jack McGee chimed in at the end to tell us they are having a great time on…
We are pleased to welcome the team members of our 3rd Denali team of the 2015 climbing season. The team, including a father and two sons, consists of climbers from points around the world. Climbing a big, cold mountain such as Denali entails a lot of preparation, as well as a healthy dose of trust…