June 28, 2024
Yesterday the June 21st team cached around Windy Corner. They left their snowshoes in camp, strapped on their crampons and grabbed their ice axes. They left camp with backpacks full of supplies to bury in the snow. Immediately out of camp, the mountain rises above them as a slope known
June 28, 2024
Paige called in with the update last night! The team has enjoyed resting and acclimatizing in Camp 3. They have been passing the time playing card games together and enjoying tasty food. They even had a cheesecake yesterday! They are hoping tomorrow is the day for the team to move
June 28, 2024
Lead guide Harrison Lewis called in with the update last night. There has been some wind in camp and on the ridge at 16,000’ (4876m) so the team chose to stay in camp today and wait for better conditions. They passed the time playing card games and having some fun
June 27, 2024
Assistant guide Patrick Lane called in last night with the update! Yesterday the team left Camp 2 (11,200' 3413m) with relatively empty backpacks and walked down to their cache around 10,000' (3048m). They dug their cache up out of the snow and stashed it all in their packs, then they
June 27, 2024
Lead guide Jordan Cargill called in from Anchorage, Alaska last night to give us the team's final dispatch! They have all returned safely to civilization and enjoyed a lavish dinner in Anchorage last night of steak, halibut, and ahi tuna. It was a perfect trip, great weather, great team, and
June 27, 2024
"Splitter" is the best way I can describe the June 9th team's time on Denali. From the weather, to the route conditions, and even the fantastic group of people that made up the team. Our time on the Great One was really good! In the last 15 days a group of
June 26, 2024
Lead guide Tom Huntley called in last night with the update! The team started out bright and early yesterday morning with a 3am wake up time. By 5:30am they were on the trail. But here in Alaska, no headlamps were needed for this alpine start (as we call it) because
June 26, 2024
Yesterday everyone enjoyed a rest day at Camp 3. Paige reports they did their fixed line practice. They place some snow pickets in camp, tie a rope into them, and practice using their ascenders and how to communicate while ascending the line. The team will move up still roped together,
June 26, 2024
Lead guide Matt Park calls in to give us the final dispatch of the June 15 Speed Ascent team! Folks are making their way back home, if they haven't already. Matt and Boaz are unpacking from the trip, cleaning tents and kitchen supplies. They are glad to be back in
June 26, 2024
Lead guide Aaron Diamond called in for the team's final dispatch! Aaron said the team had great weather and a lot of fun together. On the descent from High Camp they encountered a bit of white out navigation near Kahiltna Pass but after that enjoyed a nice walk out to
