Trip Reports
In quite possibly the fastest trip report of the season, Lead guide Aaron Diamond jam packs a lot of information into his message. Today the team dropped back down to the cache site at 13,700′ to retrieve the equipment and supplies that they left a few days ago, then spent the afternoon practicing skills for…
The lure of hot showers and chips and salsa is luring the team back to Base Camp. Today the team rested at 14 Camp and the plan is to descend to Base Camp tonight. Here’s Chris with the day’s report: recording
Under blue skies the team made their way from 14 Camp back down to Camp 2 at 11,200′. Everyone is doing well and enjoying the nice weather! Here’s Allan with the day’s report: recording
The winds picked up and the team hunkered down at camp today. They will be observing the weather closely and waiting for an opportunity to continue ascending. Here’s Dave with today’s report: recording
The June 20 Denali team is resting and acclimatizing at the 14,200 ft camp today. They are watching a bit of a storm blow through and preparing to climb up with their next cache tomorrow if weather cooperates. Here’s the evening dispatch:
Nate called in from the June 22nd team as they settled in to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today. They’ve been enjoying beautiful weather up until now and are expecting a bit of wind and snow for a couple of days. Everyone is having fun and doing great. Here’s Nate with the evening dispatch from…
Nick called in from “Team Snyder” this evening with the update. They reached a high point at over 16,000 ft today and are going to start down the mountain over the next few days. They are all doing great and in good spirits, but decided they were at their high point and it was time…
The West Rib team is at their high camp and taking a rest/acclimatization day before heading to the summit. They are enjoying beautiful views, checking the forecasts, and watching the weather hoping to get a shot at the summit in the next couple of days. Here’s Fischer with the update from Balcony Camp:
Kristin called to check in from high camp this evening. Everyone is back from a great summit day and resting in their tents for the night. They’ll begin the descent to basecamp tomorrow. Here’s Kristin back from the summit:
The June 22nd team checked in this evening from Camp 2 at 11,000ft. They’ve been having some trouble getting a call out on their satellite phone, but they’re back in business and will continue to call in dipsatches each day if possible. Jesse made the call this evening and reported that everyone is doing great…