June 29, 2018
Both the June 18 Team and the June 15 Team took a well-deserved rest day at 14 Camp. Rest days are an important part of the climbing schedule because they allow climbers to recover, hydrate, and relax after many days of strenuous work. They were not totally idle, however, and
June 28, 2018
It was fair weather for the team to move a load of equipment and supplies from Camp 2 to a cache site at 13,700' today. From camp, the team ascended Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, crossed the Polo Fields, then climbing up and around Windy Corner. Thankfully, it was a calm
June 28, 2018
Both the June 18 Team and the June 15 Team took a well-deserved rest day at 14 Camp. Rest days are an important part of the climbing schedule because they allow climbers to recover, hydrate, and relax after many days of strenuous work. They were not totally idle, however, and
June 27, 2018
Denali was kind to the June 18th Team today, and Mountain Trip Guide Logan Demarcus reports that the crew took advantage of the good weather. They had a leisurely breakfast before dropping down about 700' to retrieve a cache of supplies they had deposited a couple days earlier. It took
June 27, 2018
Lead Guide Bill called in the team report today. It sounds like it was a "perfect" weather day for the team to make the short descent to their cache site, retrieve their cache, and then return to 11 Camp. Everyone is doing well, having fun, and enjoying the Alaska sunshine.
June 27, 2018
Congratulations to the June 11th Team for reaching the summit of Denali! It was hard work and the team endured through difficult weather conditions, but they kept their pace and made good decisions and today Julian and Kristin stood on the summit. It sounds like they had the summit to
June 27, 2018
The team make a quick descent to the cache site, dug up their gear from the cache, then climbed back up to 14 Camp today. It's a fairly short distance between camp and the cache and team members had time to nap, play games, and generally relax after they returned
June 27, 2018
It was a cold, windy day on the upper mountain but the team was able to move to High Camp at 17,200'. They retraced their steps up the Headwall, made their way carefully along the beautiful ridgeline above the Genet basin, passed their cache site, and arrived at High Camp.
June 26, 2018
They are moving on up! The June 15 Team left 11 Camp, ascended Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, rounded Windy Corner and arrived in the beautiful Genet basin. It sounds like the weather was a bit spicy around Windy Corner, but the team pushed through and they are happy and settled
June 26, 2018
It sounds like Windy Corner lived up to its name today, but the team was able to push through and they made it to 14 Camp. From 11 Camp, the team ascended Motorcycle Hill, Squirrel Hill, crossed the Polo fields then made a big left hand turn up and around
