Today, a team of climbers from around the globe will meet in Anchorage as part of the next step in their preparations for an attempt of the West Buttress route of Denali. Today will be busy with a morning team meeting and a comprehensive equipment check, directed by a team of our guides. Following the…
Karen got a bit cut off, but was able to let us all know that they were able to make their back carry today and now have all of their supplies at hand. They had left a cache below their 11,200′ camp several days ago, but had been unable to get down to retrieve it,…
Jacob called in from 11,200′ on the team’s 7th day at this elevation. The storm that has been sitting on them has prevented them from moving up to the next camp, but it appears that the weather is trying to change. Everyone is doing well, but they are eager to get moving on up the…
I’m not entirely certain who called in a report from 14,200′ today, but it might be Geert-Jan? If anyone recognizes the caller, please let me know! The team has been busy maintaining their camp in the heavy snowfall of recent days. They finally saw the sun after three days of thick clouds, and that has…
The snow continues to fall on the mountain, with teams reporting significant accumulations at all elevations. The forecast is for more of the same, with winds increasing on the upper mountain over the weekend. Everyone is just sitting tight, working on their camps, which is a never-ending routine when the snow falls. Tents need to…
From the sound of things, the team is feeling a bit like they are inside a ping pong ball, with views of white in all directions. It has been snowing consistently, and it seems the team is preparing for the upper mountain by eating, and eating… As we like to say around here, we can’t…
Karen and Mary called in to give us an update from the stormy 11,200′ camp. It has been snowing a lot and the winds have picked up of late as well. The forecast is for more snow, so the team has spent their time fortifying their camp in preparation for the continued storm. Spirits are…
We’ve not heard much from the teams, and I can’t really blame them for not being too excited to step outside to call in an audio post, as the weather on the mountain has been pretty rough in recent days. Winds and snow have kept our teams hunkered down at their respective camps, and I…
We’ve not received a call recently from our May 5th Team, but we have a couple of updates on their recent activity. They are still camped at the 14,200′ camp, situated in a broad basin, with views to the south and southwest. The move to this camp was a tough one for a couple of…
Karen called in a brief update to let us all know that she, the Tylers, Mary, Grant and Brian are established in the stunningly pretty basin at about 11,200′. This will be their Camp 2 for the climb, and it is a really neat place to camp. The basin opens to the west, and is…