June 18, 2014
The team climbed up above the 14,ooo ft camp today and climbed up the fixed lines section to the ridge at 16,000 ft to gain some acclimatization and cache a bit of food and fuel before descending back to camp 3. They are moving great and plan to head back
June 18, 2014
The June 13th West Buttress team is taking advantage of a beautiful day in the Alaska Range to move up to the basin camp at 11,200′. They put in a cache of equipment yesterday and today are climbing up past that cache to establish a new camp. This system of
June 18, 2014
The team carried a load of gear up from the 11,000ft camp up to a spot around "Windy Corner" at about 13,500 ft and cached it in preparation for moving up to the 14,000ft camp tomorrow. They are doing great and taking advantage of some good weather, which has been
June 18, 2014
The team moved up from the 14,200 ft basin up to their high camp at 17,200 ft today in beautiful and relatively warm weather. They are moving strong and hope to head for the summit tomorrow morning if everyone is feeling well after their first night sleeping up over 17k
June 17, 2014
Team Leader Eli Potter called in the trip report tonight. He reported that the team enjoyed a "semi" rest day today at 14 Camp, located in the beautiful Genet basin. It was on a "semi" rest day because the team elected to stretch their legs and walk over to "The
June 17, 2014
Guide Joda called in to clarify that the team is climbing the West Buttress route. He inadvertently stated the West Rib in his previous report. Here's Joda: recording
June 17, 2014
Matthew called in from 7,800' on the Kahiltna Glacier, after the team carried loads up to about 10,000' on the glacier. They are getting early morning starts, to both avoid the heat of the day and also to travel over the glacier when it is at its most frozen state.
June 17, 2014
Assistant guide Joda Hankins called in from one of my favorite camps, the basin at 11,200'. Bob and the guide team moved up today and have settled in to their new home for the next few nights. The climb up from 7,800' ascends the first significant hill of the route,
June 17, 2014
Lead guide Eric Larson called in on behalf of Team Ri-Ward, for their teammate, Rich Ward. Today, they moved up to the big camp at 14,200' in challenging conditions. It "snowed and blowed" as they climbed up from their previous encampment at 11,200', but the nasty weather was interspersed with
June 17, 2014
Lead guide Peter Inglis called in from the comfort of one of our vans, as he was being driven back to Anchorage, following the team's descent from their 16,300' High Camp on the Upper West Rib route of Denali. The team had a great time and enjoyed some spectacular scenery,
