Paul, Chris and Bart called in from 14 Camp to update us on their efforts to make their camp the apparent shining star of the basin. Some of the team took the weather day to make an acclimatization hike, while Chris fortified and beautified their snow walls. The snow has been falling hard and they…
Eric Larson called in to give us an update, but the connection from his satellite phone was pretty weak. The team is doing well and just waiting in a snowstorm at the 14,200′ (4328m) camp. It has been snowing hard and they are keeping busy by eating well and working on their camp walls. Here’s…
Sorry for the delay in adding this team to our blog, but the holiday weekend snuck up on us. On May 27th, a group of climbers met in Anchorage to meet three Mountain Trip guides and make the final preparations for their expedition up Denali. The team spent the day discussing the details of the…
Mike Burmeister called to report a mellow day at camp 3. The team rested to get strong for the move to high camp tomorrow, if weather and conditions cooperate.
Paul from the Traverse Team called in after some exciting and always interesting waste disposal techniques only found in the glaciated ranges of the world! recording
Eric Larson called in from Camp 3 after a successful carry up the fixed lines to 16,400 ft. recording
Eric Larson reported the expedition traveling from camp 3 to 13,500′ to pick up their cache. Today they will most likely carry up the fixed lines to cache more food and gear on the ridge, possibly as high as 16,400′.
Caitlin called to report the team moving from 14k towards basecamp. They are planning on reaching basecamp tomorrow morning and will fly as soon as the weather permits it.