Lead guide Eric Larson called in on behalf of Team Ri-Ward, for their teammate, Rich Ward. Today, they moved up to the big camp at 14,200′ in challenging conditions. It “snowed and blowed” as they climbed up from their previous encampment at 11,200′, but the nasty weather was interspersed with breaks of blue sky, so…
Lead guide Peter Inglis called in from the comfort of one of our vans, as he was being driven back to Anchorage, following the team’s descent from their 16,300′ High Camp on the Upper West Rib route of Denali. The team had a great time and enjoyed some spectacular scenery, but were denied the chance…
Brian Muller and one of our friends from across the Pacific called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ to update us on the progress of our group of climbers from China. They moved up to this camp yesterday and today took a relatively easy day, when they dropped down 300m to retrieve the…
Ryan called in from the thick air of the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier! The team rallied through the Alaskan night to descend all the way back to Base Camp. They are awaiting a ski plane to land and should all be off the glacier in just a couple of hours. Congratulations to the…
Shaira from the May 30th Team called in a progress report. After a summit day yesterday, the team is working its way back to base camp. The team is being “hosted” along the way by other Mountain Trip teams, as they stop to rest, rehydrate and caffeinate, which is a nice feeling after a big…
The team dropped back down to their cache of supplies at 13,500′ today, and carried everything back to camp today. They now have full stores of food and fuel, so they are now fully provisioned for the second half of their ascent. If the weather allows, the plan for tomorrow is to ascend the steepest…
Today was a planned rest and acclimatization day for the team. Climbing a mountain as high as Denali requires climbers to be disciplined and methodical in their rate of ascent. Fit climbers could pretty easily just keep on moving up the mountain day after day, but the decreasing barometric pressure at each higher elevation can…
Henk Cronje called in a salutation to his family from 7,800′ (2380m) on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. This camp is situated about five miles (8 Km) up the glacier from Base Camp, near the base of the first significant hill on the route. On clear days, teams are treated to an impressive view of the…
Team leader PI just called in to report that the team is safe and sound at Base Camp, where they are waiting on a flight back to Talkeetna. It’s cloudy and snowy, so the team will be standing by until the weather clears and the planes can fly. It sounds like the team is resting,…
Back in the relative comfort and luxury of his tent, Ryan called in a nice update after he, Paul and Shaira all stood on the top of North America, along with Mountain Trip guides Scott Woolums and Ted Grosgebauer! I’m certain we’ll get more details in the days to come, but the team really did…