Jason had the honor of calling in for the April 29th West Buttress team this evening. They carried a load of gear up to the ridge yesterday, and are having a rest and recovery day today. They are ready to push up to high camp tomorrow if the weather looks good! Sounds like they are…
Here’s the evening dispatch from Zach and the “Lucky Lindy” team. They carried a load of gear up to about 10,400 ft today and are back in camp resting. I think Zach thought the phone was hung up and you can hear him talking at the end, it’s pretty funny, but rated PG if you…
Well they are on their way back to Talkeetna this evening, they didn’t reach the top, but it sounds like they gave it a good shot and had a great adventure! Congratulations to all the team, nice effort, enjoy the beer in Talkeetna you’ve earned it! recording
Hello and welcome followers, to the May 13th Team. Let’s meet the team! We have climbers: Jon Ryall from England Stephanie Nelson from England Scott Tippett from Colorado Jim Arnold from Colorado Paul Pottinger from Washington Matthew Fuller from Canada James Molnar from Ohio Cindy Outlaw from California Scott Holder from California Our guides for…
The entire crew slept at 7,800 feet, at Camp 1 and is on the move to Base Camp. Lead guide Michael Burmeister estimates that with the weather continuing to be good, they will fly off the glacier late this afternoon, and be back in the metropolis of Talkeetna this evening.
recording The team had a chilly night (20 below 0) but is enjoying a sunny day, and plans to round “Windy Corner” today to make a cache.
Sorry for the delay, but we’ve had five trips get out the door in the last few days. Our focus was on making sure each of the trips was as prepared as possible. We had dinner with the Rib team the other night and these guys will have a great time on the mountain together. …
recording Zach Johnson checks in from 7,800 foot camp. All is well on the trail.
Two of our favorite friends, Isaac and Ariel Tyler are back to give Denali another go, following a bout of illness that interfered with their last attempt. The couple got high on Denali a few years ago, but a chest infection prevented them from making a summit bid. We are so happy that they have…
Welcome to the Lucky Lindy Denali expedition! Those of you who know, or even better (!) have had the opportunity to climb with Doug Lindauer will completely understand the moniker that has been bestowed upon this team. We would never want to “jinx” a team, but Doug has had an uncanny aptitude to summon amazing…