June 17, 2021
Lead Mountain Trip Guide Aaron Diamond checked in from Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahilta Glacier. The team spent a night apart, as about half the crew flew into Base Camp the other day, with the second half unable to fly after weather shut down flights. They
June 16, 2021
Team member Ack calls in from High Camp at 17,200' with an update! The team was able to push through challenging weather and heavy snow to arrive at High Camp on Denali and settle into camp. They brewed up hot drinks along with freeze dried food to gas up for
June 16, 2021
Guide Maddie Crowell calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200' with a team update. After a morning of breakfast burritos the team headed up and around the feature infamously known as Windy Corner to secure their cache at 13,000'. This cache day is when snowshoes are traded in for crampons
June 16, 2021
Blake calls in from Camp 14,200' for an update. Described as having a lovely rest day inside of a ping pong ball with sun rays poking through, everyone on the team is feeling very good and healthy. The tentative plan is to move to high camp on Friday the 18th,
June 16, 2021
Brian calls in from Talkeetna to give us an update. With experiencing some weather, Talkeetna Air Taxi was able to get half the team flown into Basecamp on the Kahiltna Glacier with the other half of the team staying the night in Talkeetna. Hopefully first thing this morning the rest
June 16, 2021
Hello to all of those who have been following our progress up the Mountain. Our Denali expedition has come to an end, and although not all of the team members made it to the summit, all of them gave it their best and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. Thank
June 16, 2021
Meet the June 16th Denali West Rib Team! Composed of lead-guide Matt Park and assistant guide Jesse Yon. Climbers include Adrian Fehr, Alga Northern, J. Brad McHose and Kevin Dischino. Denali rises up to 20,310 feet (6190 m). Due to its location so close to the Arctic Circle, conditions can
June 16, 2021
We’re honored to welcome the June 15 ski team that have trusted us to help them test their strength and fortitude on the highest mountain in North America this season! For many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and
June 15, 2021
Lead-guide Brian Muller calls in from Camp 14,200'. After their cache was put in yesterday up on the 16,000' ridge they took their rest day to fully gas up with three hot meals. Hash-browns and bacon for breakfast, steak quesadillas for lunch and enchiladas for dinner! They will be checking
June 15, 2021
Skip calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200'! He communicates that the expedition is going very well and that their team is A+. Today was spent firstly retrieving their cache 1,000 feet below camp and then practicing skills for their transition to crampons and ice axes for the climbing above
