Lloyd Charton called in from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. The team pushed roughly five miles up the glacier and put in their first camp that is actually on the West Buttress route. It is a spectacular place to camp, and the vastness of the surroundings tends to give climbers…
Our guide Kyle Bates called in from the very warm 14,200′ camp. The team made a back carry today, meaning that they dropped back down to the site of their last supply cache at about 13,500′, dug it up from the snow and carried the supplies back up to camp. This makes for a pretty…
Eli Potter called in from a hot day on the glacier. They descended back to 7,800′ and are relaxing during the heat of the day. They plan to head up into the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier during the night, when the glacier is frozen. recording
The team called in from Base Camp, where they spent a day reviewing skills and finalizing their preparations for moving up the Kahiltna Glacier. Lead guide Peter Inglis called in and an enthusiastic Nicole added some description to their dispatch. recording We received a few images from the team, before they flew into the Alaska…
The West Rib team carried food and fuel up to the high camp at 16,400′ to prepare a cache for their push up the route. They made great time, which is a very good indicator of how they will do on the route itself, and everyone is feeling confident for their upcoming ascent of the…
Enroco Cambini called in from 14,200′ in both English and Italian. The team moved up today under beautiful weather and found great snow conditions. It was still a long, hard day, but everyone did well and they are happy to be in their new home, where they will remain for the next several nights at…
Every Denali trip has its ups and its downs. On the way up, Andy told us climbing the Autobahn to Denali Pass was one of coolest things he had ever done. On the way down, we all did our best to enjoy challenging (roped) ski descents. The only thing harder than some of the surfaces…
Karen Bockel called in to report that she, Grant and Mary are all back in Base Camp, after having enjoyed a clear and beautiful summit of Denali! They had some technical issues with their satellite phone, and were unable to call in for a couple of days, but they had a great day on top…
Eli Potter called in to let us know that the Rib Team is enjoying beautiful weather as they let their bodies adjust to the thin air of 14,200′ on Denali. Tomorrow, they will carry food and fuel up to about 16,400′, where they will leave a cache for their upcoming summit bid. All is well…
Pieter Van Den Broeke called in a nice greeting to his family, but was cut off before he could update us on the team’s progress. Today, they carried a load of supplies up to about 13,500′, but are still at the 11,200′ camp for the night. They plan to move up to the big camp…