Lucky Lindy: Backcarry at 14,200′
The Lucky Lindy expedition traveled down the glacier to retrieve their cache of food at 13,500′.
May 13 team: backcarry
John called in to report a mellow day at 14,200′: the team moved down the glacier to their cache at 13,600′ and carried the load back to camp 3.
Tyler Team: Rest day at 14,200′
The Tyler expedition took an active rest day today, to get one more day of acclimatization before attempting to move to high camp.
May 6 team: a summit attempt
Lead guide Nick Shepherd called in today at 6:30pm to report being just below Pig Hill. The team, consisting of Nick, Dallas, Angela and Joe; they were all continuing up for the final leg of the ascent: Pig Hill, the summit ridge, and the summit itself.
May 20 team: fly to basecamp
Lead guide Eric Larson and the entire expedition flew onto the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier today.
Traverse team: carry to 10,000′
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May 20 Team – Meet the Team!
Our May 20th team met in Anchorage yesterday and is currently in Talkeetna, preparing to fly to the glacier! This diverse crew has gathered together from around the world to join us on one of our Highly Supported Denali climbs. This is a somewhat different sort of expedition, in that we will staff it at…
Denali Traverse Team at Camp 1
The Traverse team is at Camp 1 tonight. They had great conditions on the trail, beautiful weather, and it sounds like spirits are high! Listen to the crew call in from Camp 1. recording
Lucky Lindy calls in from 14,200′ (4328m)
Doug Lindauer gave us all an update on the team’s progress from the broad camp nestled in what is known as Genet Basin. They crew got somewhat creative today, and cut Matt loose to make a run up to high camp at 17,200′ (5242m) with another MT guide, Karen Bockel, who is on another small…
May 6 Team – Rest Day at High Camp
Nick called in from high camp to give us an update on a team that spent the day loading up on calories and fortifying the snow walls around their tents. They moved up from the Genet Basin camp at 14,200′ on Saturday, which is a really big day. They first climbed up 1400′ of moderately…