July 8, 2013
The climbers packed up camp at 17,200 ft this morning and started down the hill. They stopped at the 14,000 camp for a rest and some food, and plan to continue on down to base camp tonight and should be there some time tomorrow.
July 7, 2013
The team climbed up to 16,200 ft today to acclimatize for their move to high camp and to cache a bit of food and fuel. It's a big day as they encounter some of the steepest terrain of the trip, and a 600 vertical foot section of fixed lines used
July 7, 2013
Congratulations to all the climbers on the June 24th team who reached the summit of Denali today! It was a windy day, and the weather was deteriorating in the afternoon, but they were able to get to the summit and are now back safely in high camp. Here's guide Ted
July 7, 2013
Eli called in this evening to give us an update on the team. They moved up from the 11,000 camp yesterday after waiting out some bad weather for 6 days. They are pretty happy to be climbing again! Listen to Eli. recording
July 7, 2013
The climbers pushed for the summit today, but their brief window of good weather shut down again and they were forced to turn around before getting to the top today. It hard to make the decision to turn around, but we are happy to hear that they are all safely
July 7, 2013
The team arrived in base camp this evening after descending through the night last night from high camp. They gave it a good effort, and waited out a bunch of bad weather, but ran out of time on their trip. They are waiting in base camp now, as the continued
July 7, 2013
Pearl and Anis along with guides Kim Grant and Dan Starr left for the summit this morning as they watched the weather improve a bit. They hope to take advantage of a break from the winds and snow and get to the top late today. Cason and Tyler remained in
July 6, 2013
Well, the weather finally let up a little, and the team packed up camp and departed the 11,200' basin for a new home! They climbed up the moderately steep Motorcycle Hill in cold and windy conditions, but the wind slackened as their morning went on, and by the time the
July 6, 2013
The June 15th team had an interesting day on Denali, and they are spread out in a couple of different camps as Suzanne is descending with a cold injury on one hand accompanied by Beau and teamed up with another Mountain Trip team. Cason joined yet a different Mountain Trip
July 6, 2013
Viviane called in from the June 24th Team from High Camp at 17,200 ft this evening. They woke to much nicer weather than was forecast, and made the climb up another 3000 ft to high camp. They could go to the summit as early as tomorrow if the weather cooperates.
