July 22, 2019
Welcome to Russia, July 21 Elbrus Team! A guided climb of Elbrus or Mengi Tau (Mountain of a Thousand Mountains) is a great way for climbers of all levels to experience high altitude mountaineering in a culturally rich setting. At 18,841′ Mount Elbrus is a heavily glaciated twin-coned volcano
July 22, 2019
July 22 Kilimanjaro Trek Our July 22 Kilimanjaro crew has arrived in Tanzania and begun their trek up the Lemosho Route, bound for the Western Breach. The rainforest is beautiful and there is a tangible sense of wilderness once the team reach higher elevations on this route--less crowded than standard
July 19, 2019
It’s midnight in the Alaska Range: Seracs are a blue-purple hue and the surrounding mountains begin to glow with what will be a multi-hour sunset. Everything is quiet. The usual buzz of flightseeing planes has disappeared and the rumble of rockfall and avalanches has subsided for a few hours.
July 10, 2019
Lead Guide Jesse Wright called in from the thick, lush air of Talkeetna! The team descended from High Camp after summiting and made their way back to Base Camp, traveling through the night to avoid the heat of the day that has been a factor on the Kahiltna Glacier this
July 9, 2019
Here we are, back in sunny Anchorage sipping beer, eating good food and relaxing with our feet up. It hard to believe that we were standing on top of Denali 72 hours ago. The contrast is incredible, green grass and air so thick you can chew it vs. ice, snow
July 9, 2019
Paul Kitchin called in from Base Camp at 7,200' on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. The team made a 12 hour descent through the night, capitalizing on colder, nighttime temperatures to avoid what has been a very hot July on the lower glacier. The team battled a number
July 8, 2019
To the friends and family of the June 11th Denali expedition: I am writing our final dispatch from my home in Anchorage, Alaska. Our climbing team is off the mountain and safe. I wanted to send a big thank you to all who supported the climbers while they were away
July 8, 2019
Summit! The June 20 team including climber Paul Kitchin, and guides Aaron Diamond and Nicole Lawton all stood on the 20,310 ft summit of Denali today. They are back in high camp this evening eating and recovering from a big day. They'll enjoy one more evening up at high camp
July 8, 2019
The June 22nd Denali Team is back down to high camp after reaching the summit today! They all made the 20,310 ft summit on a slightly windy, but decent summit day. They'll spend the night back in high camp and then begin the descent to basecamp in the morning. Congratulations
July 7, 2019
The June 26th Russian/American Denali Team is on the summit! They are reporting good conditions with just a bit of wind this evening and are celebrating on the 20,310 ft summit before starting the descent to high camp. They'll spend another night at high camp tonight and then begin their
