Trip Reports
David Bopp called in a nice update from 14,200′ today. The team dropped down to pick up their cache of supplies that they had left at about 13,500′ a couple days ago. This makes for a relatively easy day, with a short, 20-30 minute hike down to the cache site and about an hour or…
A very happy Pablo Puruncajas called in from the 17,200′ High Camp to let us know that he, Seth and Juliana are taking a shot at the summit today! They awoke to calm conditions at camp, although there were signs of wind up above. They decided to take a hike uphill to about 18,000′ at…
The May 22nd team called in from their new home at Camp 3, located in a huge basin at 14,200′ on Denali. I believe Martin called in today’s post (please correct me if I am wrong!). The team moved up today and Martin shared some insights about the joys of pulling sleds in gusty wind! …
Our guide Josh Gardner called in from Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team flew in today, and have been rigging sleds and preparing for the five mile hike up the main body of the Kahiltna Glacier to 7,800′, the site of their planned Camp 1. The route actually drops down as it follows…
Pablo called from our West Rib Team. They took advantage of a slight break in the weather to push hard for High Camp on the West Buttress. Located at 17,200′, High Camp is a tough place when the wind blows hard, and Pablo reports that the wind has been blowing hard! recording
Scott Weinstein from our May 18th West Buttress team called in after the team carried supplies to about 13,500′. The route out of camp climbs Motorcycle Hill, the steepest section the climbers have yet encountered. Above Motorcycle Hill the route gets even steeper as it climbs up the next slope, Squirrel Hill. The climbers weave…
The team reported after carrying loads up and around “Windy Corner,” to about 13,500′. recording
Our seventh Denali team of the 2016 season is meeting this morning in Anchorage, Alaska! This team has traveled from afar to joins us in the the Alaska Range. It is really fun to meet new friends with a common interest and a shared goal, and a Denali ascent requires a love of wild places…
Hi Everyone! We wanted to give you a heads up that for the next 72 hours, we might not be able to edit the auto-posted “audio posts” that are generated when our climbing teams call in dispatches from the field. A brief lapse in our website management might result in us not having staff in…
Our Lead Guide Sebastian Grau sent us some more pictures from yesterday afternoon, when the winds at 14,200′ camp abated somewhat, allowing the team to spend some time reviewing skills that they will need to use on the upper mountain. They also took advantage of not having ice blown into their eyes to reinforce the…