May 28, 2026
The May 19th team took a weather day at camp today, sitting tight as conditions kept them in place. Plans for moving higher will pick back up as soon as the window opens. Weather holds are a familiar rhythm by this point in any Denali expedition, and the team is
May 28, 2026
We are kicking off our seventh trip of the 2026 Denali Season! Welcome to the May 28th crew. We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are honored
May 28, 2026
The May 14th team had a strong day on the mountain, getting a cache in up on the ridge! By all accounts the team did well overall, taking on one of the more demanding objectives of the upper mountain and getting their supplies staged higher up the route. Caching on
May 28, 2026
The May 9th team has officially come full circle, arriving back at Basecamp around 6:30 this morning and catching their flight back to Talkeetna in the early afternoon. The team is now safely back in Anchorage, where they'll gather for a final celebratory lunch tomorrow before heading their separate ways.
May 28, 2026
The May 26th team is officially on the mountain and off to a strong start! The team flew into Basecamp today and wasted no time getting to work, making the move all the way to Camp 1 in just 4.5 hours. Hitting the ground running like this is an impressive
May 27, 2026
The May 19th team had a productive day on the mountain, back-carrying their cache to Camp 2 and bringing their supplies up to consolidate at camp. With those loads now in place, the team has everything they need together and is well-positioned to keep working their way up the route.
May 27, 2026
The May 11th team set out today to cache up on the ridge, taking on one of the more demanding objectives of the upper mountain. At this point we don't have full clarity on how the day played out, so we're holding off on any firm conclusions until we hear
May 27, 2026
The May 17th team had a great day on the mountain, getting a cache in around Windy Corner! The team summed it up simply, calling it a "cruiser day," which on Denali is about as good as it gets. When a team describes a day as cruiser, it usually means
May 27, 2026
The May 16th team had a strong day on the mountain, getting a cache in around Windy Corner! It's a significant step forward and an important milestone on the way to establishing themselves higher up the route. Windy Corner is one of the more notorious sections of the West Buttress,
May 27, 2026
The May 14th team had a productive day on the mountain, back-carrying their cache from just below 14 Camp and bringing all their supplies safely back to camp. With those loads now reunited at 14 Camp, the team has consolidated their position and everything they need is in one place.
