Klara called in to report that all is well and everybody is great. Today the team moved up to Camp 3 at 11,200 feet. The weather is holding and it sounds like the team is excited to keep moving up. Here’s Klara, with a special message for her friends back home: recording
Mary called in the report tonight. The team cached equipment and supplies at 16,400 feet yesterday, and exhausting effort, and today they are enjoying a well deserved rest day at 14,000 feet. It sounds like the team is enjoying the beautiful views of Foraker and sitting in the sunshine. Not so bad! Here’s Mary: recording
Today the team moved up to High Camp at 17,000 feet. It’s a long, hard day of climbing and it sounds like everyone did great and is feeling really good. Bob reports that the team is being well taken care of by the guide team, they are eating well and preparing for the next step…
We heard from the May 3 Team late last night. They pushed up towards the summit yesterday, but the weather deteriorated as they climbed. They reached a prominent flat area known as The Football Field at about 19,500′, but the winds above them were guarding the final 800′ of the mountain too ferociously. They are…
John Niedermeier called in the team’s report tonight. Sounds like the team is feeling good and moving well as they make their way up the glacier. They have enjoyed good weather, beautiful sunsets, and a surprise visit by a Black Hawk! Here’s John: recording
Peter Horsman called in a very nice post, which unfortunately became a bit garbled towards the end of his post. The team spent the day at 17,200′ today, resting and acclimatizing. This was a planned day of rest, and designed to help them when they move high. They are planning to head up to the…
Lead guide Karen Bockel called in to report on the team’s carry up to the base of a prominent rock formation called Washburn’s Thumb. The team did well today and put their cache in higher than most teams do on the ridge up to high camp. Here’s Karen: recording
Jay called in to report that the team made the push up the Kahiltna Glacier to about 7800′, the site of their Camp 1. The weather was really good today, and they will get an early start tomorrow, so as to beat some of the heat on the lower glacier. Here’s Jay: recording
We just received word that Andy, Sean and Brian are headed up towards the summit of Denali! They left about 20 minutes ago and it looks like a beautiful day, so let’s hope that the weather holds and that the team members have enough gas in their tanks to make it to the top of…
Lead guide Eli Potter called in from Denali Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. He, Jay and Klara all flew in on a beautiful, sunny day and were treated to a great view of their intended route, the West Rib of Denali. Here’s Eli: recording