The team is taking a day to rest and acclimate at 11,000 ft to prepare for their move up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. Greg called in the team dispatch this evening and talks about the “Denali Diet” which might be a bit more decadent than you think. Here’s Greg. recording
Sebastian called in with an update this evening from our May 30th team. They climbed up to about 16,600 ft to cache some food and gear on the ridge leading towards high camp, before descending back to their camp at 14,200 ft. It was another beautiful day and the team did great climbing up the…
Travis had the honors of calling in with the evening dispatch tonight from Camp 2 at 11,000 ft. They moved up today and everyone is doing great. Here’s Travis. recording
They May 30 team continues to enjoy great weather and they are moving right along. Here’s the call from Camp 3 tonight. recording
The May 26 team made the big move to high camp at 17,200 ft today. They are on the final push up the mountain and may go for the summit as soon as tomorrow if everyone is ready to go and the weather continues to look great.
A high pressure system has moved back over the Alaska Range and blue skies and beautiful weather are being welcomed by all the climbers. We’ve had several more teams summit, and our West Rib team reached the summit on the 5th! It’s been a super successful season for the Mountain Trip teams so far this…
The Mountain Trip June 2nd Denali team got off to a bit of a slow start, with weather delays keeping them in Talkeetna waiting to fly for a couple of days, but they are on the move now. A high pressure system has moved back over the Alaska Range, and they have taken advantage of…
Laura called in from the May 30 team after climbing up to Camp 3 today. They are enjoying beautiful weather and sounds like they are doing great up there. Listen to Laura’s call from Camp 3. recording
Today the team did a “back carry” meaning they went downhill from their camp at 11,000 ft to the cache they left 2 days ago at 10,200 ft. They picked up their cache of food and gear and brought it up to their camp. It’s a relatively short day, usually not more than 2 hours…
Nicole had the honors tonight and called in from the 14,200 ft camp on the West Buttress. Today was a rest/acclimatization day after yesterdays big climb to the ridge at 16,400ft. They enjoyed beautiful weather and are ready to move on up to high camp tomorrow. Listen to the call: recording