Lead guide Adam Smith called in a report from Kahiltna International Airport, otherwise known as Denali Base Camp. The team flew in yesterday and spent about a day and a half reviewing and practicing skills before they head up the massive Kahiltna Glacier tomorrow. The weather is perfect and everyone is doing great. They will…
The team is doing great, and everyone feels great about how they are doing. As well they should, because they have been making great progress and today carried loads up the steepest part of the route. The terrain immediately above the big 14,200′ camp starts out pretty mellow, but the slope increases as the climbers…
Yesterday a team of climbers from around the globe met in Anchorage to begin an epic journey. The climbers have spend many months training, collecting the appropriate gear, and dreaming about their upcoming adventure. It was a busy day in Anchorage, starting with a team meeting and equipment check at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel. The…
Andy Forbes just called in an update on the team. They are enjoying a rest day at high camp, getting prepared for a summit attempt tomorrow, weather permitting. Best of luck to the team! After nine days at 14 Camp, it must feel good to be on the move again. Here’s Andy: recording
The team took advantage of the break in the weather to push up the fixed lines to the 17,200′ high camp. I don’t have much other information, but they made good time and are nestled in at camp, hoping for a good day to go to the top. Today looks like it might be a…
Bernd Horsman called in a nice post, which was unfortunately the victim of the vagaries of satellite communication. It is not too intelligible, but I’ll leave it up, as it’s nice to hear his voice. The team pushed up a load of supplies and gear to the narrow ridge line at 16,400′ today. This involved…
Grant Ritchie called in a very nice post, which contained some good news – the team moved up to 14,200′, but also some sad news – they Tylers have descended to base camp and flew off the mountain. Ariel was exhibiting signs and symptoms of altitude sickness, and given the complex terrain ahead of them,…
Jacob called in a post that did not fully transmit over the temperamental satellite phone service available at such northern latitudes. I’ll leave his brief message live for those who will enjoy hearing even a brief snippet of his voice. The team was finally able to move up out of the 11,200′ camp! They pushed…
Steve checked in to give us an update on the team’s waiting at the big basin camp at 14,200′. They’ve been here a couple of extra days, waiting on the weather to break. It seems as if the snow has let up, but it is still very, very windy up high. For a fascinating description…
Brian called in a very nice and descriptive post about the conditions the team has been dealing with of late. Cold and wind!!! recording