SUMMIT—TEAM GILDOR
Unfortunately the satellite phone call is garbled, but the message is clear—–SUMMIT for the Gildor Team! Congratulations to the team and save travels back to Base Camp. Here’s Omri: recording
Trip Reports
June 26 Denali West Buttress Expedition – MEET THE CLIMBERS!
Our last Mountain Trip team is heading to Denali to close out our 2016 season! Each year, climbers are drawn from around the world to experience the splendor and remoteness of the Alaska Range, and especially to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises an impressive 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to…
JUNE 24 TEAM PHOTOS IN TALKEETNA
These photos were taken a couple days ago, when the team departed Anchorage and headed north to the small, quaint town of Talkeetna.
Photos from the June 5, June 11 Denali West Buttress Teams
June 5 Denali team near the “Edge of the Earth” June 5 team dining al fresco at 14,200′ on Denali! Guides and climbers at 14-Camp
June 5 Denali Team: Final Expedition Dispatch
Ben here with a final dispatch for the trip: As you all know by know the team is off the mountain and either back in Anchorage or on a plane right now on their way home. Karl and I have cleaned and put away all the equipment from the expedition and are psyched to have…
Team Jaahnavi practices crevasse rescue
Mountain Trip climber Jaahnavi called in with an update on the June 22 Denali West Buttress expedition, who have spent their past several days at Denali Base Camp practicing mountaineering skills. The team lowered Jaahnavi into a crevasse, that they previously determined was safe, and she practiced ascending out, to give her an idea of…
Gildor Denali team at High Camp
Omri Gildor called in with an update their team, who reached Denali High Camp at 17,200′ by early yesterday afternoon, and set up camp. Omri said that they enjoyed calm and clear weather on their ascent up the fixed lines, and the team was feeling good about moving higher. Today, at around 8:30 am Alaska…
Team Jaahnavi climbs the Control Tower
Climber Jaahnavi called in with an update on her West Buttress Expedition on Denali, who is still camped at Base Camp at 7,200′, practicing essential skills for Jaahnavi’s trip up to the highest point in North America in coming weeks. Yesterday, the team roped up for glacier travel, loaded up packs with food, water and…
June 16 Denali team at 14-Camp
Mountain Trip Guide Robert “Durny” Durnell called in with an update on the June 16 West Buttress team on Denali, who was successfully able to move up to 14,200′ on the mountain and set up camp. Durny said the trail was well established up to Camp 3, and the team made great progress up above…
Gildor Denali Team – Rest day at 14,200′
Omri called in from the broad basin camp at 14,200′. The team took a rest day today. The highlight was a short walk over to a spot known as “The Edge of the World,” where the basin drops thousands of feet to the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. It is a dramatic and beautiful…