June 17, 2018
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in from a snowy Camp 1 at 7,800'. A significant storm as taken up residence over Denali in recent days, and the June 11th team stayed in camp as the snow fell on the Kahiltna Glacier. The forecasters refer to it as a "tropical
June 16, 2018
Kevin Cook checked in from the June 4th West Buttress of Denali team. The team is nestled into camp at 14,200', due to a difficult storm that is preventing any upward progress for the time being. Camp is a nice place to be when snow is falling in copious amounts!
June 16, 2018
Luiz Cavalieri called in on behalf of the June 11th West Buttress team. Despite very tough weather that has kept other teams in camp on the upper parts of Denali, Luiz and his team were able to carry loads of supplies up above Camp 1 to a spot near the
June 16, 2018
Lead Guide Aaron Diamond calls in the final trip report for the May 28 Team: recording
June 15, 2018
Nathan called in this evening from the June 1 team, waiting out the weather at 14,200 ft on Denali. It was a stormy day up higher on the mountain, so they spent the day fortifying camp and trying to stay busy and motivated. They expect another day or two of
June 15, 2018
Teri called in from the June 11 Denali team today with the evening expedition update from Camp 1 (7,800 ft). Today they carried a load of food, fuel, and some extra equipment up to around 10,000 ft on the upper Kahiltna Glacier where they buried it in the snow and
June 15, 2018
Lead Guide Eli reports that the team made the short drop down from 14 Camp to their cache site at Windy Corner. It wasn't particularly smooth traveling, as the team broke trail on the descent, and then due to the wind, broke trail on the ascent, as well. That is
June 14, 2018
Weather settled in as the team was moving a load of equipment and supplies from 14 Camp to a cache site on the ridge above camp. The Team departed 14 Camp, hiked up moderate snow slopes for roughly 1200′ before encountering “The Headwall.” Also known as “the fixed lines,” this 600′
June 14, 2018
The Team moved from Base Camp to Camp 1 today, gaining about 600' in elevation and traveling a total of five miles up the Kahiltna Glacier. It's a rather straightforward day, but difficult in that the team is carrying the heaviest loads. Climbers manage this by using sleds to help
June 13, 2018
The June 1 team and Lead Guide Seba earn a gold star for their excellent communication while on the mountain. Nathan called in another report from later in the day, after Seba called in the morning. The team enjoyed a nice, long, leisurely breakfast, then made a quick drop down
