June 5, 2014
The team has arrived at what could be considered their Advanced Base Camp, tucked in the broad basin at 14,200'. They made really good time moving up today, despite consistent and continuous snowfall the whole time they were hiking. They climbed up a sereis of moderately steep slopes before traversing
June 5, 2014
The members of the team of United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard who attempted the summit yesterday turned back at 20,000' (6094m), as one of their team had a severe headache that was apparently beyond the team's ability to mitigate. John Doyle, Hasan Al Naqbi, Ahmed Al Mazrouei and our guide
June 5, 2014
We'd like to welcome Joe Marinucci to Alaska! Joe will be joining senior Mountain trip guide Rob "Durny" Durnell and Chad Peele, a guide with Aspen, CO based Alpenglow Expeditions on an attempt of the West Buttress of North America's highest peak. The West Buttress is a classic mountaineering challenge
June 5, 2014
Our guide Rene Welty called in from the 11,200' camp to let us all know that they team made it to the beautiful basin and established themselves for the evening. She mentioned that it was HOT on the glacier today, which might sound like an oxymoron, eh? A hot glacier?
June 4, 2014
Dan Khouri called in from 14,200' (4328m) to lets us know that the team took it easy today, letting their bodies further acclimate to the thinner air of above 4000m. They also spent part of the day practicing the skills that they will need to employ in the coming days.
June 4, 2014
The entire May 16 team is on the summit of Denali!!! They had a great day and reached the top of North America!!! Congratulations to Ray, Tashi, Nungshi, Jason, Caroline, Rob, Alan, Brian and Yoshiko! Here is the call from the summit: recording
June 4, 2014
The Upper Rib Team made short work of their back carry day today, skiing (while roped) down to their cache site, where they had left some supplies the day before. The team is traveling on skis, which is one potential benefit of a small, private team like this one; however,
June 4, 2014
The father and sons Simmons team is on the move, carrying a load of equipment up from their 11,200' camp. The plan is to carry supplies up the moderately steep, 1000' Motorcycle Hill and up alongside the massive, rocky crags of the southern edge of the West Buttress proper. After
June 4, 2014
The May 30 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 4, 2014
The May 30th Team has been working hard, and moving well. Yesterday they cached a load of equipment and supplies at 10,000 ft, and today they are moving up to Camp 2 at 11,200 ft. It's a calm, clear day and the conditions are perfect for the team to continue
