June 19th Team on the Summit!

Rob called in from the top of Denali just minutes ago!   They battled the weather a bit today, but they are doing great and moving really well.   Congratulations Rob, Con, and Nick!   They’ll head back down to high camp in just a few minutes where they’ll spend the night and rest before beginning their long…

June 23 Denali Team Backcarried Today

An enthusiastic post was called in by the June 23rd Team.  I’m uncertain who the caller was, so if anyone can help identify him, please let us know! The team backcarried today, meaning they dropped down out of camp to pick up the supplies they had cached at 13,500′ a few days before.  Reunited with…

June 13 Denali Team Is at Base Camp

We’ve not heard from the team in a few days, but we did get a report late yesterday that they had decided not to continue their bid for the summit.  The team had experienced a number of weather delays, but continued their push for the summit in spite of those challenges.  After arriving at High…

June 26 Denali Team is at 14,200′ Camp

Brian Levendusky called in a post from the huge basin camp at 14,200′.  This camp is both geographically large and tends to be the busiest camp on the mountain, with climbers taking 4-5+ days at this elevation while their bodies acclimatize.  The team was fortunate to have clear, blue skies as they climbed up, a…

JUNE 26 TEAM CACHES AT 13,200′

More silliness at 11,200′ Camp! Clint Brewer called in the team report tonight. Under beautiful, clear skies the team put in a cache of equipment and supplies at 13,200′. The team is clearly in good spirits, doing well, and happy with the bacon (!) they had with dinner. The plan is to move to 14…