Trip Reports
Jacob made the evening audio dispatch from the Kahiltna Glacier. They were able to fly right into basecamp this afternoon, and are enjoying a beautiful evening on the glacier as they prepare to head up to Camp 1 in the morning. Here’s Jacob checking in!
Here we go! The team drove from Anchorage to the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska this morning, where they completed some National Park Service requirements, loaded their gear onto ski-equipped, fixed wing airplanes and took off for the Alaska Range, destination – Denali Base Camp! Everyone was excited to get on the move and with…
Welcome to Alaska, May 3 Denali Expedition! It’s that time of year again and we can’t help but get excited. In late April and early May, climbers begin to arrive from all around the world to attempt various routes and classic climbs on the notorious, aesthetic peaks of the Alaska Range. This will be our…
Guide Fermin Avila called in a quick update for the team during their descent back to Mendoza after reaching the summit of Aconcagua. The team has arrived back to Mendoza and are likely enjoying well-deserved hot showers and perhaps sampling the local Malbec! Here’s some photos from summit day: Here’s Fermin!…
Guide Fermin called in a windy update from the top of Aconcagua at 22,841′! Big congratulations to the team on their accomplishment. We’ll post photos as soon as they’re available, once the team arrives back down to base camp. Here’s Fermin! recording
Mountain Trip guide Fermin Avila called in an update for the January 6 Aconcagua team, who has made it up to High Camp on the mountain. High Camp, also known as Piedras Blancas (White Rocks) sits right around 20,000′. Here’s guide Fermin! recording
Climber David Haffner called in an update on the January 6 Aconcagua team, who took a second rest day at Camp Two at 18,000′. The team did a bit of carb loading with cake for lunch and did a bit of wildlife spotting from their high (and undoubtedly windy) position on the mountain. Tomorrow, the…
It was a day to acclimate, rest up a bit and strategize for the push to high camp and on to the summit today. They are at Camp 2 at just shy of 18,000ft tonight and it sounds like everyone is doing well and benefitting from the acclimitization day. They’ll get an updated weather forecast…
Climber David Haffner called in the update today for the January 6 Team, who made the sucessfull ascent up to Camp Two! The team is in good shape but starting to feel the effects of the high altitude! You can actually hear a bit of the wind through the update. From here, the team will…
Mountain Trip Guide Fermin Avila called in an update on the team, who plans to depart Camp One and head for Camp Two at just shy of 18,000′. Fermin mentioned that everyone on the team is doing great! Today they will spend the day ascending from Camp One to Camp Two at just shy of…