May 21, 2025
The team has seen a half meter of snow, winds, and some pretty rough weather at C2 for the last day or so, but things seem to be improving. They spent another day waiting out the weather and playing dice at 11,000 ft today. They had another great dinner of
May 21, 2025
Team Louise had a "back carry" day today from Camp 2. Louise and her guides, Jordan and Ashley, descended the mountain a bit today back down to about 10,000 ft where they'd left a cache of food and supplies a couple of days earlier. They dug up this cache and
May 20, 2025
Grant called in for the May 8th team this evening after another day of waiting out the weather at the 14,200ft camp. They spent some time practicing some of the mountaineering skills they'll need as they move up to high camp, including using a fixed rope and passing running protection.
May 20, 2025
The weather on the mountain was a bit rough today with wind and snow, but the team was able to push through and get to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft today! On the lower mountain, it's definitely possible to move in less optimal conditions, but when they get higher, they'll
May 20, 2025
It was a day of rest and recovery for the May 12 team as they waited out the weather at Camp 2. It can be time well spent and an opportunity to recover and acclimatize a bit more before moving up, so it's not such a bad thing to have
May 20, 2025
The May 8 team is waiting out the weather at 14,200ft/Camp 3 today, and hope for a break by Thursday so they can start heading up the mountain. These weather days are a great opportunity to rest and acclimatize, and a defining part of Alaska Range climbs, but they can
May 19, 2025
The May 12 Denali team carried a load of food and fuel up to 13,500ft around Windy Corner today where they cached it in preparation for moving up to Camp 3. The load carry/cache day is an important way that the team gets all of the food and supplies up
May 19, 2025
The team is doing great and got their cache in at 10,000 ft today and came back to camp 1 for the night. They'll continue to move their food and supplies up the mountain this way, acclimatizing to the increasing altitudes each day. Sounds like they had a beautiful day
May 19, 2025
Jenn, Kaylee, and Matt had a great day, getting the work done of moving a cache of food and supplies up to the 11,000ft camp and then enjoying some nice snow and sunshine as they skied back down to Camp 1 for the night. This small team of skiers chose
May 18, 2025
The team rolled into Camp 1 today! Sounds like they are doing great and moving quickly. They ate well tonight down on the lower mountain and sounds like they are in great spirits. Here's Louise with the expedition dispatch from Camp 1! recording
