part 2 of June 9 Team Caches
Travis called back to finish his post by stating that everyone is doing well and the plan is to move to 11 Camp tomorrow. Here’s Travis: recording
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June 9 Team Caches
The recording is a bit garbled and then it cuts off, but Travis was able to convey that the team made a cache of equipment and supplies at 9600′. The team is on a “night program” meaning that they are resting during the day and moving up the glacier at night, when temperatures are lowest.…
June 5 West Buttress team pushes up to 14,200′
Enchiladas abovy 14,000′? Climber Tony Hogan called in a report for the June 5 team after a hearty dinner prepared at 14,200′ on the West Buttress Route by their guides. Mountain Trip guides wear a lot of hats; they must not only act as technical skills instructors, motivators, teachers, weather forecasters and first responders, but…
June 9 West Buttress team at Camp One
Mountain Trip guide Blake Gordon called in for the June 9 Denali West Buttress team, who reached Camp One at 7,800′ on the route after trekking through the Alaskan night, their path up the glacier illuminated by the midnight sun. As we approach the summer solstice, more and more daylight with prevail over the Alaska…
May 29 West Buttress Team on (hopefully) final rest day at 14-Camp
Mountain Trip lead guide Eli Potter called in with an update on the May 29 West Buttress team, who plan to move up to High Camp on the route at 17,200′–as long as the weather cooperates. The team had their early alarms set this morning, and planned to be heading out to get a start…
May 28 Shan West Buttress — Acclimatization climb on the fixed lines
Mountain Trip guide Taylor Pyle Today they Here’s Taylor!
June 2 West Buttress Team to retrieve cache below 14-Camp
Guide Erin Laine called in from 14-Camp to give us an update on the June 2 West Buttress team, although she unfortunately cuts out a little early. So it goes attempting to make satellite phone calls from 14,200′ up, deep in the Alaska Range. They team would like to relay an apology message to those…
May 27 West Buttress sees the sun again, plans to move to High Camp
Climber JB (which we’re assuming is Jay Beaudoin? If not, please correct us in the comments) called in a shout out and update on the Mountain Trip May 27 West Buttress team, once again from 14,200′, but with their sights set on moving higher. Persistent storms that have plagued the mountain with high winds, low…
June 5 Denali Team – Ted Talks From 11,200′
Ted Lebedz called in a nice shout out to family in Omaha and the teams at Joint Base Elmendorf, as he gave us an update on the team. The weather finally broke! After days of rain and wet, heavy snow, the climbers were graced with beautiful views of the Alaska Range today. They shouldered backpacks…
June 9 West Buttress Team arrives to Base Camp
Mountain Trip guide Aaron Diamond called in with the first update on the June 9 Denali West Buttress team, who have arrived at Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier after waiting out a few days of bad weather in Talkeetna before they could fly into the Alaska Range. Here’s a photo of the team all…