The June 7 team awoke to clear skies and very warm temperatures, so they packed up their equipment and departed for the summit at around 08:30 local time. They will call in when they either reach the summit or reach their high point, but we’re optimists and are expecting a phone call from the top of north America in about six to eight hours.

Their Spot GPS tracking device is acting a bit funny, and not tracking as it should, but we invite anyone interested in following their progress to click the link at the right to track them as they make their way up towards the top.

Best of luck to the team!!

The route from just outside High Camp to the summit of Denali.