Trip Reports

DSUSA Denali Team Carried Up To 13,500′

Jason Aldine called in from the basin camp at 11,200′ with an update on the Dsiabled Sports USA Warfighter Challenge Team.  Today, the climbers carried loads of supplies up the steep Motorcycle Hill, which rises immediately outside of their camp.  After a thousand feet of climbing, they took a break before continuing up even steeper…

Denali May 13th Team – At Camp 1

The team moved up the broad Kahiltna Glacier today, carrying the heaviest loads of the trip roughly five miles (8 km) up glacier.  Well, the route actually started with a descent from Base Camp, down the tributary Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, following it as it flowed down to meet the main body of…

Denali West Rib Team – Chris Checks In

Chris Silkwood called in via a not-great satellite phone connection.  The team is at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier and today, they carried food and supplies higher on the glacier as they continue their acclimatization process. Today, they climbed up about 2500′ to the head of the Kahiltna.  They dug a deep pit in the…

May 13 Denali Team – Made It To Base Camp!

The team made it to Base Camp today!  The weather did not look super promising earlier in the day, but as the afternoon approached, the clouds parted and they took advantage of a brief window in the rainy Talkeetna weather to fly to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. Climbers come to Alaska from…

Denali West Rib Team Moves To Camp 1

Lead Guide Sebastian Grau called in after the team pushed though strong headwind to reach the site of their Camp 1 on this West Rib of Denali expedition.  Regardless of how you climb the Rib (alpine or expedition style), you have to head up the broad Kahiltna Glacier.  The Kahiltna is the longest glacier in…