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
June 4, 2014
The May 26th Team is on the move today, ferrying a load of equipment and supplies from Camp 2 at 11,200 ft to a cache at 13,500 ft. They have been making good time up the glacier! Yesterday they "back carried" which means they brought a load of equipment and
June 4, 2014
The UAE #2 team is spending the day at 11,200'. They cached at 13,500' (4115) yesterday, but today, some of the team are considering if they want to continue upward or not. They have some tough decisions to make, and are taking today to sort things out.
June 4, 2014
The West Rib team is moving up the Kahiltna Glacier to the basin camp at 11,200'. They are making good time and doing their best to move up during the current good weather.
June 4, 2014
We've received word that UAE Group #1 has departed High Camp and is heading to the summit! It's a beautiful, calm day....perfect for a summit bid. Best of luck to the team!
June 4, 2014
Yoshiko called this morning to report that the May 16th Team is headed to the summit! The team worked through cold and windy conditions yesterday to move from 14 Camp to High Camp at 17,200, but they still made good time---about 7 hours.They arrived at High Camp in the late
