June 19, 2019
It’s been a busy couple of days for the team, beginning with a team meeting the morning of June 17th followed by an equipment check and a stop at the equipment store for last-minute items. The next morning, June 18th, the team headed north to Talkeetna where they checked in
June 19, 2019
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we are honored to welcome the June 17th team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. At 20,310 feet (6190 m), Denali rises
June 18, 2019
The team elected to take a rest day at 11 Camp. Guide Tyler reports that the team used the down time to practice skills and catch up on some rest. The plan is to move to 14 Camp tomorrow, weather permitting. Here's Tyler: recording
June 18, 2019
Lead Guide Fischer Hazen gave us a shout from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. He, Dave Helland and MT Guide Matt Park flew in and spent the day reviewing skills such as crevasse rescue in advance of their attempt on the West Rib Route of Denali. A couple
June 17, 2019
Brad Foreman called in an update from High Camp! The team moved up today in a mixed bag of weather and arrived at the 17,200' elevation in plenty of time to dig in a fortified camp. At High Camp, that means constructing walls built from blocks of snow carved from
June 17, 2019
Lead Guide Brian Muller called in from 11,200', where the team is camped in a stunning basin, ringed with ice cliffs and steep snow walls. Today, the team dropped downhill to retrieve a cache they had buried in the snow at an elevation of about 10,000' two days ago. They
June 17, 2019
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in after the team carried loads up to an elevation of 13,500' today. They put in a cache on the uphill side of the infamous Windy Corner, a feature of the West Buttress that can cause winds to increase. Today, however - the team had
June 17, 2019
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in from the team's Camp 2, located in a beautiful basin at 11,200' (3414m) at the base of the West Buttress of Denali. Today was a "backcarry" day, meaning they made a quick jaunt downhill to the site where they buried a cache of supplies
June 16, 2019
Lucyna Kolodziejska called in on the team's fifth day waiting to move to High Camp. The weather has been quite unsettled, meaning that for the first few days, it was blustery each morning, but cleared in the late afternoon/evening, but today it was snowing and blowing up high for much
