Yesterday the team walked back to their cache site at 10,200′ (3108m) from Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m). They dug up their supplies from the cache the buried them in a few days ago, packed everything up, and walked but up to camp. This only takes a couple of hours or so, allowing the team…
One of our guides, Joe, calls in to update us from Camp 2 last night! The team left Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m) and made their up 3,400′ of elevation gain and only a couple miles to Camp 2. Camp 2 starts to feel more like you are in and on the mountain instead of…
Lead guide Ty calls in to update us all from Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m) last night. Leaving Camp 2 the West Buttress route starts to get a bit more fun! The terrain becomes steeper and a little more demanding. It requires that teams ditch their snowshoes and don their crampons, with ice ax in…
After a perfect weather window for a summit push, and standing on the tallest point in North America, the team descended back into High Camp. Spending the night here, they packed up yesterday morning to descend into Camp 3 where they are resting up for their final push back into Basecamp! They should be flying…
Jesse calls in to introduce the team. It is warm on the lower glacier this time of year and teams will move at night when the snow bridges spanning crevasses are the most frozen and the temps are the most comfortable. The team started out by flying into Basecamp at 7,200′ (2194m) on the Southeast…
Congratulations to our 8th team to summit of the 2022 Denali season!! Great job team. The team left camp yesterday and climbed from 17,200′ (5242m) to 20,310′ (6190m). They spent a lot of time on some ridges, they crossed the steep slope known as the Autobahn, they traversed a flat high glacial expanse known as…
Ty–thanks for giving us a great segway to talk about how expeditions often do not go as planned. Ty mentions in his update that they had to assist a sick climber off the mountain. Please be advised, if you are a family member of a climber on this team and you have not been contacted about…
Yesterday the team took a rest day at Camp 3 (14,200′ 4328m). They spent the day fueling, hydrating, maybe getting in some shut eye, and often teams will walk out to visit the Edge of the World. The Edge of the World is where Genet Basin (where Camp 3 resides) drops dramatically 6,000′ (1828m) down…
Yesterday the team put in their first cache of the expedition. Caching is indicative of an expedition style of climbing (verses “Alpine Style”). It allows teams to split up their loads of supplies and gear and carry less whenever they are moving up the mountain. In addition, it gives them a chance to acclimatize better.…
As you know, the team was able to stand on the tallest point of North America! Now they are making their way back down the mountain. They took a rest at Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m) and made their way back to camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m) where they made camp and spent the night.…