May 30, 2017
It was a snowy, windy morning with low visibility at 11 camp and the team decided to stay in camp. It sounds like the weather cleared up a bit in the afternoon, and Lead Guide Adam reports clear skies for the first time in days. Here's Adam: recording
May 30, 2017
14 Camp received 12" of new snow overnight, and while the team woke up to blue skies, the team decided to allow the new snow to settle before moving up the fixed lines. It sounds like everyone is eager to get climbing and they are keeping spirits high. According to
May 30, 2017
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in on behalf of Shan Huang to let us know that they flew into Base Camp under clear, blue skies. Glenn Cramer and Taylor Pyle made a lap up the broad Kahiltna Glacier to drop loads of gear at the site of the team's planned
May 30, 2017
Anna Wheeler called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200' this evening. The weather in the morning had been really rough, but later in the day, it cleared and became downright hot and sunny! The challenge for the team was that by the time things cleared and warmed, they
May 30, 2017
Andrew Kiddier (I think?) called in on behalf of the May 13th team. They spent the day at 14,200', because, while conditions were nice in camp, it was blowing 40+ mph on the ridge above camp. One of the team members, Rusty, decided to descend with our May 11th team.
May 30, 2017
Lead Guide Eli Potter called in from Denali Base Camp at 7,800' on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. The team flew into the Alaska Range under clear, blue skies and had a really comfortable day reviewing the skills that each climber will need to employ as they climb
May 30, 2017
It sounds like the Rib team was busy today. The team woke to windy, snowy, cold weather and they determined that they would have another day at 14 Camp. But they made the most of it, including a trip to the "Edge of the World" and climbing a few laps
May 30, 2017
Brian reports that the Team had a big day, moving to 11 Camp through several feet of snow and breaking trail the entire way. That is hard work! The team was able to retrieve their cache on the way to camp. The plan is to put in another cache, higher
May 30, 2017
Thanks to guide Karl Welter for sending these photos of the team:
May 30, 2017
Four of our Mountain Trip teams are currently camped at 14,200' on Denali. Both the West Rib Expedition and the May 11 West Buttress team have spent 14 days now at 14-Camp, tied for the longest time at one camp that any of us can recall in recent Mountain Trip
