Howdy All, We are experiencing some difficulties with the audio posts called in from the field. Our IT Guy is working hard to resolve it and we hope to have them up and running again shortly. The May 7th team carried loads up the steepest part of the route yesterday. Known as the “Headwall” or…
Team member, Lachlan Grassie called in with an update from 14,000′ camp. The team had a successful day yesterday. They were able to put in a cache of gear on the 16,000′ ridge, despite difficult conditions on the fixed lines. As Lachlan put it “challenging, yet rewarding”. As the first team on the mountain, they…
Team member, Chris, called in from 14,000′ camp last night. The team was able to move from 11,200′ camp to 14,200′ camp yesterday in “chilly” conditions. Good thing the team has been eating well, with a high calorie mac n’ cheese dinner to keep them warm on the move. Arriving at 14,000′ camp is huge…
It doesn’t sound like the May 7th team is having any fun at all.. Good-natured ribbing and the application of nicknames is rarely an indication that spirits are high and the crew has gelled into a team. 😉 Today, the team dropped a little way below camp to retrieve their cache from about 13.500′. This…
Mountain Trip Guide Jesse Yon called in today from the beautiful basin on the southwestern flank of Denali that is the site of our May 10th team’s Camp 2. The crew shouldered their heavy packs this morning and carried loads of food, fuel, and personal kit about 2,500′ higher up the mountain. The route to…
The May 7 Denali West Buttress team called in an update from camp at 14,200′! A lot of shoveling and cold temperatures awaited them at 14,200′. They plan to spend a couple more days at 14-Camp, acclimatizing and practicing skills before they plan to move to the upper mountain! Conditions are definitely cold at the…
Mountain Trip guide Jordan Cargill called in an update on the May 10 West Buttress team. The team woke up to 2-4″ of light fluffy low density snow, the team enjoyed a “leisurely” start later in the morning to back-carry to 9,800′. They headed back up to Camp Two at 11,200′ to enjoy an afternoon…
The May 7 Mountain Trip Denali team called in an update from the route today! They ascended the steep Squirrel and Motorcycle Hills above Camp Two, and continued around Windy Corner to cache in preparation for their move to Camp Three at 14,200′. Once they move up to 14-Camp, they will stay for at least…
Dave Artusi called in a report today from 11,000′, the site of the team’s Camp 2. Unfortunately, the transmission was pretty garbled, a result of the steep walls of ice that border camp to the south and prevent good satellite connections. The team moved up today from their previous camp at 7,800′. They stopped at…
Today was essentially an active rest day for our May 7th West Buttress expedition. Yesterday, they moved camp from 7,800′ to 11,000′. The day before, they had cached supplies at about 9,800′. The active part of today was a quick hike down to their cache site, where they dug it out of the snow and…