May 26, 2014
Lead guide Dan Starr reported a successful and pleasant move with the UAE crew to camp 1. The glacier was in good condition and the weather was good enough, and the group was just sitting down to a mountain-style meal when he called. The team is in high spirits and
May 26, 2014
Lead guide Caitlin just called in minutes ago from camp 1 on the Kahiltna glacier. The team is settling into their new camp, having taken about 5 hours to move from basecamp. She reported no problems and a strong team, and besides dealing with a little afternoon heat (yes, it
May 26, 2014
The members of our May 26th Team met with our three Mountain Trip guides this morning to complete an equipment check and to discuss many things regarding their fast-approaching climb of Denali. Everyone's kit looked really good, which is not always the case with climbers preparing for an expedition as
May 26, 2014
Con Severis called in with an update: the team put a cache of gear in as close to the base of the route as possible. A low snow year has left the various icefalls in the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna more devious than normal, so getting through them to
May 26, 2014
The past 15 hours have been very tough for the May 8th team. They have been on the mountain for 17 days, and last night they received a pretty unfavorable sounding weather report at the evening weather broadcast. As we do with most Denali expeditions, we packed 22 days of
May 26, 2014
The second group of climbers from the United Arab Emirates awoke to a whiteout this morning. Weather did not improve during the day, and snow fell which obscured the old track up the glacier to Camp 1 at 7,800 feet. The team had no choice but to remain in camp
