June 6, 2018
The May 28th team has been working hard, with good weather they've been moving right up the mountain and today put a cache of food and fuel on the ridge at 16,400 ft in preparation for moving up to high camp soon. It's a solid day of climbing from the
June 6, 2018
The June 4 Denali West Buttress team hit the ground running and moved up to Camp 1 this morning. They carried all of their gear, food, fuel, and equipment in one push up the glacier about 5 miles to Camp 1 at 7,800 ft on the Kahiltna Glacier. They didn't
June 6, 2018
Kyle from the May 18 Team checked in from Base Camp. It's clearly been an exhausting few days for the team and it sounds like everyone is ready for a hot shower, rest, and a big meal. Great job, crew! Here's Kyle: recording
June 6, 2018
Our Denali season is in full swing, and another crew of climbers has joined together to fly into the Alaska Range and embark on a 21-day expedition on the glaciated West Buttress of the ‘Great One,’ 20,310′. This is the first trip of the season that hasn’t had a majority
June 5, 2018
The team made a quick dip down to 13500' to retrieve the cache, then returned to camp and had a few hours of training. It sounds like the crew is happy, healthy, and being well taken care of by the guide team. Here is Steve with today's report (note
June 5, 2018
It's been a busy couple of days for the June 4 Team. On the 4th the Team conducted a Team Meeting, equipment check, and shopped for last minute items in Anchorage. Today they woke early, packed up, and drove a few hours north to the little town of Talkeetna. They
June 5, 2018
The team is making progress! Today the climbers moved a load of equipment and supplies up the glacier to a cache site several miles up the Kahiltna glacier. Caching is an important strategy for the team, as it allows them to move a large amount of equipment and supplies up
June 5, 2018
Quick update from Lead Guide Ben. Don, Thomas, Niclas, Gearoid, and Ben are back at High Camp, safe and sound, where they reunited with Greg and Jesse. It was a long day for everyone and hopefully the team will be able to get a good rest tonight. They will eat,
June 5, 2018
Congratulations, Team! It sounds like it was less than optimal weather conditions high on Denali today, but the team worked through the adverse conditions and put one rope team on the summit. Woo hoo! Great job and here's Brian: recording
June 4, 2018
It was a long, cold, windy day but the team pushed through and Don, Thomas, Niclas and Gearoid stood on the summit of Denali. Well done! The team will check in again, once they are safely back at High Camp. Here's Lead guide Ben and team: recording
