May 17, 2022
A team from last year rounding Windy Corner to the cache site. The West Buttress rises to the right in the photo. James called in to report a successful cache at Windy Corner yesterday. The team enjoyed beautiful weather, wearing sun hoodies up to the cache at 13,500'. At this
May 16, 2022
The May 11 team dug in at Camp 1 through some wind and low visibility yesterday. Rest day/weather days are a great time to refine your cribbage skills, catch up on some reading, take a nap, or worry about eating all the snacks you brought for the whole trip.. Depending
May 16, 2022
A photo of a plane in Denali Basecamp The May 14 left Basecamp at 9:30a arriving in Camp 1 at 2:30p. First descending 600 feet from the South East Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to the main body of the 40 mile long glacier. Glaciers are like a frozen river.
May 16, 2022
A snowman from the Denali archives! Dave called in to update us from Camp 2 at 11,000'. The team enjoyed a weather slash rest day, and took the time to practice their "snow craft" using snow saws and their shovels. During foul weather, the wind can really pick up and
May 16, 2022
A very warm welcome to our third West Buttress team of the 2022 Denali season! We are so excited to climb alongside this team of folks on their journey up North America's highest peak. We acknowledge that for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination
May 15, 2022
A photo from the Denali Archives of one of our teams leaving Basecamp "Stoke Master" Grant Purdue calls in from Bascamp last night after the May 14 team flew into the South East Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier from Talkeetna yesterday around 2:00p AKDT. On Saturday, in preparation the team
May 15, 2022
The May 11 team called in last night 8:22 AKDT to report a successful cache up to 9,800' on the glacier near Kahiltna Pass. Yesterday the team got up and chose fuel, food, gear, and other supplies that they wouldn't need for a few days. They packed these items up,
May 15, 2022
Chloe called in with the May 8 team last night! Today the team had what we call an "active rest day". Today was a significantly shorter day than when they move camps, allowing them to get out and stretch their legs, get some of that lactic acid flowing and moved
May 14, 2022
Birthday boy Craig Lenning called in today's post from a camp with a view! Early this morning, the team packed up camp at Base Camp, tied themselves and their heavily laden sleds to their climbing ropes and took a hike downhill towards Camp 1. Nope, that wasn't a typo...! Base
May 14, 2022
Josh Gagner called in on behalf of the May 8th West Buttress expedition. Today they made the push up the Kahiltna Glacier and established themselves at 11,000 feet, the site of their Camp 2. Under bluebird skies, but in the shade of early morning (remember, it never gets dark in
