July 1, 2012
The team packed up camp and moved up to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft this morning. They are doing great and the views just continue to get better as they climb up the mountain. Here's the evening call. recording
July 1, 2012
The team moved up to high camp yesterday and took the day today to recover, acclimate, and get ready to go to the top tomorrow. They sound great and we got some personal messages from most of the team tonight, so enjoy. recording
July 1, 2012
Duncan called this afternoon from back down in Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. They gave it a good shot yesterday, but got turned around when the weather came back in. They are running out of time and decided to head on down all the way to Camp 3 after the
June 30, 2012
The June 15th team moved up to high camp today. It was a big day for the crew as they gained about 3,000 ft carrying big loads and negotiating the steepest sections of the route today. They are all doing great and settled in for the night and expect to
June 30, 2012
The team carried loads of food and fuel up to the ridge leading to high camp at 16,200 ft today where they cached their gear and dropped back down to Camp 3. It's always a big day as they climb up some of the steepest terrain on the route, including
June 30, 2012
Kirk Bauer called in from the team's camp at 11,200' with a very nice report from the basin camp at 11,200'. The team split up a bit today, to give them more options and flexibility for getting everyone down this, the steepest part of their descent. Lead guide Drew Ludwig
June 30, 2012
Karen Bockel called in with a recap for the past few days from their new home in a beautiful basin at 11,200'. They moved up to camp this morning and are well fortified in a stunning location. Tall walls of snow and ice cliffs border them to the south, west
June 30, 2012
The climbers started for the summit today, but the winds picked back up and they had to turn around. They climbed up to Denali Pass at over 18,000 ft before deciding it was just too windy to go for the top. It's a good practice run, and they hope to
June 30, 2012
The team carried a load of food, fuel, and extra gear up to from Camp 1 at 7,200 ft to Kahiltna Pass at about 10,200 ft today. They dug a hole in the snow and buried the gear, or cached it, and returned down to Camp 1 for their 2nd
June 30, 2012
Marty called back after his first call was dropped. Sounds like they are doing great and will be at the base of the West Rib route tomorrow. Today they are camped up in the NE fork of the Kahiltna glacier. recording
