May 13, 2023
Richard Quintiliani called in a great update from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is doing great and moved out of Base Camp this morning after a tasty breakfast and a slightly delayed start, due to modest snowfall that came down early in the morning. They packed up
May 13, 2023
Marcus Bailado called in after the team made a carry of supplies up to just below the site of their next camp at 11,000 feet. If you continue to follow the team's progress, you'll see this repeated at higher camps as well. When climbers pack up about half their food,
May 13, 2023
Graeme updated us with a really descriptive update from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. He nicely explained how the team moved a portion of their kit up glacier before returning to Camp 1 for the evening. The process of carrying high and then sleeping low also
May 13, 2023
Patrick Ruben called in a report from the team's Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. Despite a forecast for snow, the team was able to carry loads of supplies up to about 10,200 feet under blue skies! Today was what we call a "carry day" and the
May 13, 2023
A very warm welcome to the May 13 West Buttress Team! We are so excited to climb alongside this team of folks on their journey up North America's highest peak. We acknowledge that for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of
May 12, 2023
Lead Guide Logan Demarcus called in from Base Camp! The team was fortunate to catch the last flight of the evening into Base Camp and spent today reviewing skills that they will need to employ in the coming days as they begin their ascent of the West Buttress of Denali.
May 12, 2023
Patrick Lane called in from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the expansive Kahiltna Glacier. The team took advantage of light winds to move about five miles up glacier from Base Camp in otherwise snowy conditions. The lack of wind made all the difference for the crew. Departing Base Camp
May 12, 2023
Daniel Schmutz called in from 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. His call was a bit garbled, unfortunately - this is one of the challenges of satellite phone service at high latitudes like Denali. (I think it is Daniel, but if I'm wrong, pleas let us know!) The team made
May 11, 2023
A welcomed update from climber Graeme Keene from Denali Basecamp! Graham is a climber all the way from the UK & after patiently waiting in Talkeetna for 3 days was finally able to board a Talkeetna Air Taxi flight to Denali basecamp at 7,200 ft (2195 m). Together with his
May 11, 2023
This just in from Denali Basecamp and the May 8th Denali Team guide, Chris Dickson: flight conditions have improved dramatically & multiple teams that spent the last few days doing the "Talkeetna hang" have arrived in the Alaska Range! From foggy & low visibility to sunny, clear skies, weather changes
