June 11, 2014
Team Japan 8 8 called in today from Camp 2 at 11,200 ft. Guide Eli Potter reported that the team packed up camp in stormy conditions, but as they made their way up glacier, the skies cleared and by the time they arrived at Camp 2, it was a beautiful
June 11, 2014
Paul called in the team report today. The team remains at 14 Camp, and it sounds like they are ready for a break in the weather in order to move up to High Camp. The weather took a turn for the better today, and the team enjoyed a bright, sunny
June 11, 2014
The team called in from a spectacular spot near the 14,200' camp, called "The Edge Of The World." This is a spot at the very edge of the basin that forms camp, where you can peer (carefully!) over the edge of a rock outcropping and gaze 1000 meters down at
June 11, 2014
Well, they say that one thing you can count on with the weather is that it will always change. The stormy, snowy weather that has taken up residence over much of the Alaska Range has released its icy hold and planes are flying! All of our teams that have been
June 11, 2014
We’d like to welcome Bob Baker to Alaska! Bob is attempting the West Buttress of Denali, North America’s highest peak, and he is accompanied by Mountain Trip guide team Joe Butler and Ben Adkison. The West Buttress is a classic mountaineering challenge that climbs 13,000′ from the Southeast Fork of
June 11, 2014
The majority of the West Rib team arrived back in Anchorage yesterday, 22 days after departing for the glacier. The climbers did well, but were stymied by a rough stretch of weather that unfortunately, denied them any opportunity to get high on Denali. A good friend once told me that,
June 10, 2014
Durny called in from a very snowy Camp 2 at 11,200'. 20" of snow fell on the team, with winds gusting to 30 mph. The team spent a lot of time digging their tents out of the continuously billowing snow. Digging sessions were interspersed with eating, sleeping, reading and sessions
June 10, 2014
Fred Simmons called in from amidst a blizzard. The team took a rest day today, and started to catch up on some of their summer reading. It has been snowing heavily and the team welcomed the break so that the can just eat, sleep, read and repeat! Spirits sure seemed
June 10, 2014
The team could not make upward progress today, as it snowed a lot in the past 24 hours. They have plenty of food and everyone is doing well, but they are eager to start moving again, after two days of inactivity. recording
June 10, 2014
The Upper West Rib team called in from the relative warmth of their cook tent, amidst a snow 14,200' camp. The weather has been pretty rough for the past couple of days and the team is waiting, resting, and eating. Often, one of the harder aspects of an expedition is
