May 26, 2014
The United Arab Emirates team camped at 11,200' had a short work day today. They dropped out of camp to retrieve the cache of supplies they had deposited at about 10,200' a couple days earlier. The weather was not too good, but as they knew they had just a short
May 25, 2014
Our guide Heather Thamm called in to let us all know that the team spent the day at camp today, awaiting for a break in the weather that has been settling in on virtually the entire mountain in the past 24 hours. They are in a good position to move
May 25, 2014
Matt Bohne called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to report that the team was unable to move today, due to very, very poor visibility. They received some snowfall, which effectively obliterated the old trail to Camp 1. The trail was not well marked, and so the
May 25, 2014
Brian called in a report from their team, which is still camped at 11,200'. They had hoped to move up to 14,200' today, but inclement weather did not permit them to travel. They are camped in a beautiful basin, which they could not fully enjoy today, due to thick clouds
May 25, 2014
It was a real pleasure to participate in the launch of the first of two teams from the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard, as they headed up the Kahiltna Glacier onto the flanks of Denali. We are assisting 20 climbers from the Emirates, as they continue their quest to climb
May 25, 2014
The May 12th Team called in a post in French this evening, after making a carry up the fixed lines and onto the ridge that leads to high camp. As is all too often the case, the satellite transmission was cut off before they could complete their call. I will
May 24, 2014
Lead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki-Back called in an update from their camp at 11,200' just now, but her call was unfortunately cut off. Satellites pass quite far to the south of the Alaska Range and it is more common than not to lose their signals, especially when you are in a
May 24, 2014
The UAE Team 1 moved up to the beautiful basin camp at 11,200' today. They are doing well and have fortified their camp in preparation of a storm that is predicted to hit the mountain tomorrow. This camp is quite well protected from most storms, although it is prone to
May 24, 2014
I have not heard from the team as yet this evening, but they did send a check in report from their Spot GPS device, which tells us that they are doing well and also showed that they are still camped at the 14,200' basin. Below is a screen shot of
May 24, 2014
We are pleased to welcome the team members of our 10th Denali team of the 2014 climbing season. Some of these climbers are friends who have climbed together in Chile and, as do so many of our teams, the team comes from points around the world. On Monday morning, the
