Angela called in with a really nice message from the basin camp at 11,200′. The team left the 7,800′ camp at around noon and made their way up glacier to the head of the Kahiltna. They made a hard right turn and climbed up into a beautiful basin to make their way to a nice…
We received something akin to a request for an update on the climbers from the April 22 team, who have been spending time at the 14,200′ camp, waiting on their fellow teammates to join them on the descent. The previous audio post, which is beautiful and inspiring, did not mention the climbers, but their friends…
Craig Wood called in with a very eloquent audio post from high camp at 17,200′. The team has been really, really tough as they have pushed up the mountain and been pummeled with winds and bitter cold up at high camp. I really, really encourage every Denali climber to listen to this podcast, as it…
The team from our April 29th West Buttress expedition spent the day fortifying their camp at 14, 200′, in the big basin below the West Buttress of Denali. They endured a pretty rough night of high winds and pretty much zero visibility, and spent the day strengthening their snow walls surrounding their tents. The weather…
The April 22 Team has been having a tough go of it up t high camp. They were hammered by winds all night last night and had one tent pole break and rip through the fly of the tent. Repairing a tent at 4 in the morning is not a lot of fun… The weather…
Nick called in with an audio post, but I suspect that the satellites passed out of view before he could finish his call… It’s way to early in the trip for high altitude babbling… I was able to speak with him over three attempts on the satellite phone and they spent the day at camp…
Nick called in from Camp 1 after carrying a load up the hill and caching it earlier this morning. It sounds like it is snowing pretty hard currently, so they’re happy to be back in camp and hunkered down for the rest of the day. Click the link to listen to Nicks afternoon call! recording…
Nick called in from Camp 1 at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier last night. The team moved up glacier in really great conditions. Nick described the Kahiltna as being in the best shape he’s seen in his seven years guiding on Denali. Everyone did really well and they are planning to carry supplies up to…
Michael Burmeister called late last night to report that the April 22 team took a stab at the summit yesterday, but turned back about half way up the Autobahn, when winds began to pick up. They awoke to a clear, beautiful morning and packed up with everything they might need for a summit bid. Heading…
Here’s the evening call from the April 29th team at 14,200 ft. Sounds like they are doing great! Click the link below to listen to the call. recording