May 17, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in from Camp 2 on Denali's West Buttress route. She has reunited with the team, after making a quick lap to Base Camp yesterday, helping a climber catch a flight out of the Alaska Range. The team did a "backcarry" today, meaning they dropped
May 17, 2017
Paul Kreiner called in from 7,800' (2377 m) on the Kahiltna Glacier, the site of the team's fist camp on their way up the West Buttress route of Denali. The team departed Base Camp in foggy conditions and traveled about five miles (8 km) up the vast glacier. This was
May 17, 2017
Erich called in from 14,200'. The team has been keeping an eye on the weather, waiting for a window in which they can push up to High Camp at 17,200' and then a summit push. Today, they went for a hike to aide in the acclimatization process. They climbed up
May 17, 2017
Seba Grau called from the basin camp at 11,200' this evening. The team carried loads up another 2300' and cached their supplies on the uphill side of a feature known as Windy Corner. This is a steep ridge of rock that drops down to the glacier and can channel wind
May 17, 2017
Wednesday the 17th of May, from Everest Base Camp We have been back at EBC now for seven days resting, hiking around, eating a lot of good food, and waiting for a weather window. A few teams have been able to summit the last two days, and a few teams
May 16, 2017
Paul called in from the Warfighter Sports/DSUSA team this evening from Camp 3 on Denali at 14,200 ft. They climbed from the 11,000 ft camp today, so it was a big move with big packs today. The route from Camp 2 to Camp 3 on the West Buttress Route ascends
May 16, 2017
The team had a great day on the mountain, carrying a load of fuel, food, and some gear up to 10,200 ft from camp at 7,800 ft. They dug a deep pit in the snow and cached the extra food and fuel to pick up in a couple of days,
May 16, 2017
The May 9 team moved up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today! It was a beautiful day, but a bit windy around "Windy Corner" unsurprisingly. It's a big climb from the 11,000 ft camp to Camp 3, climbing some increasingly steeper terrain, roped up and using crampons as they
May 16, 2017
The May 4 Mountain Trip Denali team enjoyed a spectacular day up at the 14,200 ft camp as they rested and prepared to head up to high camp in the coming days. They did some training for the fixed lines and running belay sections they'll encounter up higher in the
May 16, 2017
The Mountain-Network team moved up from their camp at 2377 m (7800 feet), hiking roughly 7.42 Km (4.5 miles) up the Kahiltna Glacier to their new home for the next few days at 3414 m (11,200'). It was a clear day and the team made good work of their move.
