Trip Reports

May 7th DSUSA Team at Denali Base Camp

Paul called in from the base camp of Denali on the South East fork of the Kahiltna glacier reporting that they were all in camp and enjoying their first evening in the Alaska Range! After a day of waiting out the weather in Talkeetna, they were excited to get onto the mountain and get settled…

Denali – Team Zahid Moves To Camp 3

Our guide Jesse Wright called in from 14,200 feet (4328 m), the site of their Camp 3.  This is a camp at which they will spend a number of nights, so it is often viewed as the “Advanced Base Camp” on the West Buttress route. The team departed Camp 2 at around noon, climbing up…

May 4th Denali Team Calls From Camp 1

Gustav Deuss called in a couple of updates from Camp 1 after he and the team carried a load of supplies up the Kahiltna earlier in the day.  We’ll post them both, as it’s nice to hear from him.  By the good-natured ribbing in the second one, I think they’re having a good time! Denali…

Everest 2017 – Team Rests At Dingboche

The team is enjoying some rest and recuperation time in the relatively thick air of Dingboche, located at right around 14,000′ (4270 m).  Today, they took a walk up valley to Pheriche, stopping for the photo above at a “stupa.”  They are eating heartily and trying to build up their reserves in preparation for their…

May 4 Denali Team Moves To Camp 1

Mountain trip guide Jason Denley called in from 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier, after the team carried all their equipment and supplies about five miles up glacier from Base Camp today. Jason reports great conditions on the lower glacier, meaning a firm trail and low crevasse hazard, so the guys were psyched!  After establishing camp,…

Denali Team Zahid – Back Carries From 10K

Eli Potter called in another detailed post that was unfortunately cut off toward the end.  Satellite communication in mountainous areas is challenging, when those mountains are close to the Arctic Circle, it gets even tougher.  At Camp 2, there is a 1200′ (356 m) glaciated ridge that blocks the view to the south, where the…