June 10, 2014
We received a very truncated post from Eli Potter, that did not provide any real information, so we'll fill in the blanks about the Japan 8 8 Team. They awoke yesterday (June 9)to very stormy conditions and chose to remain at Camp, rather than push up into the maelstrom. We
June 10, 2014
Scott Woolums called in from a very snowy 14,200' camp. The team had planned to take a rest day today, after making their cache on the ridge yesterday, but the weather that moved in has made today a mandatory day at the 14,200' camp. Everyone is doing well; however, Volker
June 10, 2014
Base camp is located at 7,200 on the Southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. It can be a bustling place, with the deep drone of aircraft echoing off the surrounding walls. Here are some images to help readers get a sense of what your friends and family are experiencing on
June 10, 2014
Well, perhaps "party" is not the accurate term, but several Mountain Trip teams spent the night at Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, awaiting the weather to improve so they can fly out to verdant Talkeetna. One flight made it into Base Camp yesterday, and a
June 10, 2014
Lead guide Rob "Durny" Durnell called in from the team's new home-- the beautiful basin camp at 11,200 feet. It sounded like the team had a tough go of it today, moving up through whiteout conditions, navigating by GPS and the occasional wand that they could see from their carry
June 9, 2014
Kurt Wedberg called in after the team carried loads up the fixed lines and onto the ridge that will eventually lead them to High Camp. It sounds like it was an exciting and tough day, with snow and wind buffeting the team as they worked their way up the fixed
June 9, 2014
The team called in from 14,200', enjoying the protection of their cook tent, as the wind outside whipped past. They hiked over to a pretty spectacular spot known as The Edge of The World, at the edge of the broad basin that makes the camp site. The name comes form
June 9, 2014
We’d like to welcome Rich Ward to Alaska! Rich will be joining senior Mountain trip guide Eric Larson, Keith Garvey, and Krista Garvey, on an attempt of the West Buttress of North America’s highest peak. The West Buttress is a classic mountaineering challenge that climbs 13,000′ from the Southeast Fork
June 9, 2014
Here is our final dispatch for the May 16 West Buttress trip! We are all either back in Anchorage, or have headed home. We have been sitting around reflecting on our last three weeks, and we all agreed that this was the most cohesive group of climbers with whom we
June 9, 2014
We've not heard from the May 22 team in a few days, as they were busy managing themselves in some pretty rough weather up at the 17,200' High Camp after moving high on Friday. Saturday they made the decision to "get the heck outta there," as the rough weather looks
