Trip Reports

June 4 Team Holding at 14 Camp

The team is hanging tough at 14 Camp. They will be monitoring the weather closely over the next few days, and making plans accordingly. The team still has plenty of supplies and their will is still strong to keep ascending, and at this point it’s a matter of acceptable weather conditions. Fingers crossed! Here’s Jorn…

June 15 Team: The Talkeetna Hang

The team mobilized to the runway this afternoon, and they thought they would make it in to the range, but the weather moved in once again and the team will stay in Talkeetna another night. This is not an uncommon situation for teams attempting to fly in to the Alaska range, and over the years…

June 6 Team Holding at 14 Camp

The team has spent many days at 14 Camp due to the weather, but spirits are still high and the team is making the most of the situation. Guide Eli reports lots of socializing, birthday parties, and snowmen…oh my! The team plans to review skills they will use for the upper mountain and to watch…

June 11 Team Attempts Move to 11 Camp

Today the team attempted to move from Camp 1 (7800′) to 11 Camp (11,200′). However, the storm system that has been sitting over the Alaska range for the past week has dumped so much snow that travel was too difficult, and the team retreated back to Camp 1. Veteran Mountain Trip guides are reporting more…

June 6 Team Holding at 14 Camp

It’s been a stormy couple of days on Denali, causing a complete shut down of climbers both ascending and descending. The Team is hunkered down at 14 Camp, patiently waiting for the storm to abate. They are eating well and relaxing, and trying to maintain some form of physical activity. The storm has dumped many…

Update From the June 1 Team

The storm continues to rage high on Denali, with winds estimated at 60 mph and waist deep snow. The team has their hands full digging out tents and maintaining camp. The weight of the snow can quickly collapse tents and it’s a critical job to stay on top of the snow accumulation in camp.  With…