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…
We might need to come up with a new, more fitting team name for this crew. They have been signing off each dispatch with a cacophony of jungle and/or farm animal calls. If this had only just begun, I might suspect Cerebral Edema of the entire group, but as they have been consistent for days,…
The June 26 Denali team called in (Ross, I believe?) after today’s rest and acclimatization day at the broad 14,200′ camp. Today they took a short hike over to “The Edge of the World.” This spot truly feels like such, with a stomach dropping view of 1000m of nothing between you and the Northeast Fork…
Lead guide for our June 19 team, Constantine Severis called in after the team took a rest and acclimatization day at High Camp. Moving up to this camp at 17,200′ is a very hard day of work and it is generally prudent to take a day to rest, hydrate and allow your body to further…
Nick Aiello called in on behalf of the June 19th team, who have patiently been awaiting an opportunity to move up to their last camp of the West Buttress route. Today, they took advantage of clear skies and moved up the 3,000′ of elevation to establish themselves at High Camp! Today’s move was one of…
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…
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…
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…
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…