Trip Reports
Jeremy Cordelier gave us an update in French for all you Francophiles out there! Rusty Schlessman gave us the English summary as well! The team moved up to Camp 2 today, climbing about 2400′ (730 m) up the Kahiltna Glacier over the course of 4.5 miles (7.24 km). They climbed above the start of the…
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in from Camp 2 on Denali’s West Buttress route. She has reunited with the team, after making a quick lap to Base Camp yesterday, helping a climber catch a flight out of the Alaska Range. The team did a “backcarry” today, meaning they dropped down to the site of…
Paul Kreiner called in from 7,800′ (2377 m) on the Kahiltna Glacier, the site of the team’s fist camp on their way up the West Buttress route of Denali. The team departed Base Camp in foggy conditions and traveled about five miles (8 km) up the vast glacier. This was a tough hike, as they…
Erich called in from 14,200′. The team has been keeping an eye on the weather, waiting for a window in which they can push up to High Camp at 17,200′ and then a summit push. Today, they went for a hike to aide in the acclimatization process. They climbed up onto the upper part of…
Seba Grau called from the basin camp at 11,200′ this evening. The team carried loads up another 2300′ and cached their supplies on the uphill side of a feature known as Windy Corner. This is a steep ridge of rock that drops down to the glacier and can channel wind around in a fashion that…
Wednesday the 17th of May, from Everest Base Camp We have been back at EBC now for seven days resting, hiking around, eating a lot of good food, and waiting for a weather window. A few teams have been able to summit the last two days, and a few teams have tried and had to…
Paul called in from the Warfighter Sports/DSUSA team this evening from Camp 3 on Denali at 14,200 ft. They climbed from the 11,000 ft camp today, so it was a big move with big packs today. The route from Camp 2 to Camp 3 on the West Buttress Route ascends more steeply up “Motorcycle Hill”…
The team had a great day on the mountain, carrying a load of fuel, food, and some gear up to 10,200 ft from camp at 7,800 ft. They dug a deep pit in the snow and cached the extra food and fuel to pick up in a couple of days, and then returned to Camp…
The May 9 team moved up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today! It was a beautiful day, but a bit windy around “Windy Corner” unsurprisingly. It’s a big climb from the 11,000 ft camp to Camp 3, climbing some increasingly steeper terrain, roped up and using crampons as they ascend “Motorcycle Hill” and “Windy…
The May 4 Mountain Trip Denali team enjoyed a spectacular day up at the 14,200 ft camp as they rested and prepared to head up to high camp in the coming days. They did some training for the fixed lines and running belay sections they’ll encounter up higher in the steeper and more exposed terrain…