Trip Reports
Tyler Weller called in from High Camp, after Lead Guide Brian Kramp and Eem Napassporn descended from the summit of Denali! The morning was pretty foggy, which made it a bit challenging to make a weather call about heading up, but Brian, Eem, Hans Wonneberger, and Tyler Weller headed up to see what they’d find. …
Guide Logan reports that the weather was beautiful and the winds calm, and the team made the move from 11 Camp to 14 Camp. Way to go, team! The plan is to take a rest day tomorrow, then cache again above camp at 16,400′. Here’s Logan: recording
Team Ema has made great progress and they are poised to make a final push to the summit. In preparation for a summit bid, the team took today to rest, hydrate, eat, and prepare mentally for the last big push. High Camp is an amazing place with incredible views of the Alaska Range—not a bad…
The June 26 Team has had a busy couple of days. The team met in Anchorage, conducted a team meeting and equipment check, picked up last minute equipment needs, then drove to Talkeetna where they checked in with the National Park Service and with Talkeetna Air Taxi, our air services provider. After weighing in all…
After moving a load of equipment and supplies up the fixed lines yesterday, Team Aparna took a well deserved rest day at 14 Camp today. Guide Sebastian Grau reports that everyone is feeling good and spirits are high. The plan is to move to High Camp in the coming days, weather depending. Here’s Seba…
Today the team moved a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site around Windy Corner at 13,700′. Thankfully Windy Corner did not live up to it’s name—it was a beautiful day! The plan is to keep the momentum going, and move up to 14 Camp tomorrow. Here’s Nick: recording
Dave Helland gave a shout from 14,200′ on the West Buttress route. The team put a cache in on the upper portion of the West Rib, took a rest day and tomorrow they plan to get onto the West Rib itself. Their plan is to climb up to the Rib and then drop down the…
Based on weather conditions, the team decided to take a rest day/weather day at High Camp. They will be watching the weather closely in the coming days, looking for an opportunity to make the final push to 20,310′. Here’s Brian with today’s report: recording