The past 15 hours have been very tough for the May 8th team. They have been on the mountain for 17 days, and last night they received a pretty unfavorable sounding weather report at the evening weather broadcast. As we do with most Denali expeditions, we packed 22 days of food for this team. It…
DetailsThe second group of climbers from the United Arab Emirates awoke to a whiteout this morning. Weather did not improve during the day, and snow fell which obscured the old track up the glacier to Camp 1 at 7,800 feet. The team had no choice but to remain in camp and wait for even a…
DetailsThe United Arab Emirates team camped at 11,200′ had a short work day today. They dropped out of camp to retrieve the cache of supplies they had deposited at about 10,200′ a couple days earlier. The weather was not too good, but as they knew they had just a short bit to travel, they punched…
DetailsOur guide Heather Thamm called in to let us all know that the team spent the day at camp today, awaiting for a break in the weather that has been settling in on virtually the entire mountain in the past 24 hours. They are in a good position to move high and attempt the summit,…
DetailsMatt Bohne called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to report that the team was unable to move today, due to very, very poor visibility. They received some snowfall, which effectively obliterated the old trail to Camp 1. The trail was not well marked, and so the team took the prudent course…
DetailsBrian called in a report from their team, which is still camped at 11,200′. They had hoped to move up to 14,200′ today, but inclement weather did not permit them to travel. They are camped in a beautiful basin, which they could not fully enjoy today, due to thick clouds that kept moving in and…
DetailsIt was a real pleasure to participate in the launch of the first of two teams from the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard, as they headed up the Kahiltna Glacier onto the flanks of Denali. We are assisting 20 climbers from the Emirates, as they continue their quest to climb Mount Everest in an ongoing…
DetailsThe May 12th Team called in a post in French this evening, after making a carry up the fixed lines and onto the ridge that leads to high camp. As is all too often the case, the satellite transmission was cut off before they could complete their call. I will do my best to translate…
DetailsLead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki-Back called in an update from their camp at 11,200′ just now, but her call was unfortunately cut off. Satellites pass quite far to the south of the Alaska Range and it is more common than not to lose their signals, especially when you are in a camp such as the May…
DetailsThe UAE Team 1 moved up to the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ today. They are doing well and have fortified their camp in preparation of a storm that is predicted to hit the mountain tomorrow. This camp is quite well protected from most storms, although it is prone to receiving high quantities of snow…
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