July 4, 2013
It's been a stormy few days on Denali and temperatures have returned to "Arctic" in the Alaska Range in the last week. We went from some record breaking hot days with sunshine, right into a classic Denali low pressure storm system with moderate winds, clouds and light snow. Some of
July 4, 2013
Ted Grosgebauer called in from our June 24 team of climbers (Ted mentioned June 25th, but we'll blame that on the altitude!). They tried to push up to high camp today, but were unable to do so, as the winds at higher elevations were blowing pretty hard. They are now
July 4, 2013
Storms are a part of climbing in the big mountains, but they can sure wear on a person. Waking each day to look out into what appears to be the inside of a ping pong ball can present very tough challenges to a team's morale and motivation, but the June
July 4, 2013
Our guide Ed Moore called in to report that our team of Japanese climbers is still waiting for the weather to improve at 11,200'. The team has been stuck in camp due to heavy snow and some wind. They are in good spirits, have plenty of food and fuel and
July 3, 2013
The team climbed to high camp today! The weather is still not perfect, but they were able to climb up the ridge and set up camp at 17,200ft. They'll take a day to rest and acclimatize tomorrow, and then hope to get a chance to summit in the next few
July 3, 2013
Sargent First Class Keith Kimball called in from 11,200' on the west side of Denali. The team's progress was hampered somewhat by a storm that sat on them for a few days, dumping snow. They are planning to move on up to 14,200' tomorrow and establish themselves in a big
July 3, 2013
The team moved up to high camp today! It's been a bit of a wait, and the weather still isn't great, but they were able to move up to high camp today. Suzanne was forced to turn around due to some frostbite developing on her hand, which was only bound
July 3, 2013
The group of climbers from Seven Summits Club, climbing with three Mountain Trip guides, pushed a load of gear up onto the ridge at about 16,400' today. They took advantage of a break in the snowy weather to climb higher on the West Buttress route, before returning to their camp
July 3, 2013
The June 24th Team climbed up the steepest portion of the West Buttress route yesterday to put in a cache of food and equipment at 16,400 ft. They carried loads of supplies up onto the spectacular ridge that leads from the top of a feature known as the Headwall to
July 3, 2013
Nick Aiello called in from the basin camp at 11,200' to bring us up to date on the team's strategy for waiting out the storm that has settled in on them for the past couple of days. Apparently, a Bocce tournament was organized to help pass the time! The forecast
