June 12, 2013
Alan called in for the evening dispatch from the May 30 Denali team. It's been windy up at high camp and the team is waiting for the weather to settle down a bit before moving up and pushing for the summit. Here's Alan. recording
June 11, 2013
Well, a weary, yet happy group of climbers flew off the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier earlier today. The entire May 26 team is back in the thick warm, humid air of Talkeetna, showering, eating anything but "mountain food" and probably "hydrating" a little bit as well. We launched
June 11, 2013
On Sunday, June 9th, a team of climbers met a guide team from Mountain Trip to finish their packing and preparations for an attempt on the iconic West Buttress route of Denali. The team has been preparing for this challenge for months, and they are now taking the first steps
June 11, 2013
Saeed Kiam called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200' today. The team had hoped to push up and around Windy Corner to establish themselves at the bustling 14,200' (4340) site of Camp 3, but Windy Corner lived up to it's name today, and they remained in camp, waiting
June 10, 2013
Our guide Ted Grosgebauer called in from 14,200' as the team took their first weather day of the expedition. They are all set to move up to high camp, but the tell tale plumes of snow streaming off the ridge between where they currently are, and where they want to
June 10, 2013
The team took a planned rest and acclimatization day today, which fortunately coincided with some winds up high and a sort of mixed bag of weather at their camp, in the large basin at 14,200 feet. This is the first true rest day that the team has taken, and it
June 10, 2013
Nicole graciously shared a few pictures from of the team, and we'd like to share them with all of you!
June 9, 2013
The team is getting the job done up there and carried a load of food and gear to cache up at 13,500 ft today in preparation for moving up to Camp 3 tomorrow. It's been nice with some snow in the afternoons lately, but they don't expect a lot of
June 9, 2013
Roxana Chavez called in from the big, bustling camp at 14,200'. Today was a planned rest and acclimatization day, the first true rest day that the team has taken since starting up the glacier. They took a short hike to the edge of the basin, a spot known as "The
June 9, 2013
Rick Piette called in today, following the team's push to the summit of Denali! The team moved up to high camp at 17,200' on Friday, trying to get ahead of a change in the weather that looked like it was building and due to arrive on Sunday. They made the
