Well, well, well. Let me start by saying the team I had the pleasure of climbing with over the last few weeks was one of the best I’ve ever seen. You’ve been a great crew. Without question, Denali is one of the most difficult mountains I’ve been on, demanding an extraordinary amount of both physical…
DetailsSean Mcmanamy reported yesterday that the team had made a backcarry down to the main part of the Kahiltna Glacier to pick up their cache, descending from 11,200′ to 10,000′ and back. Everything is going very well and spirits are high.
Chris Kerrick called yesterday, the team made a trip down to the main flow of the Kahiltna Glacier to pick up their cache of gear and food. Everyone is happy, fit and excited and ready to move higher.
This morning, a group of climbers from around the globe are meeting three guides from Mountain Trip to take the next step in their journey of molding themselves into a team, which will help give them the best possible chance of standing in the summit of North America in just a couple of weeks. Today…
The team checks in from 14,200′. They spent the day at camp today and are hoping to move high tomorrow.
Eric Larson called in with a report of the team’s move up to high camp at 17,200′ (5244m)! The snow let up and they pushed hard up the fixed lines and along the beautiful ridge that leads another thousand feet up to high camp. It sounds like everyone did really well and they are all…
Suzanne called in with a very nice message to everyone back home from the beautiful camp at 11,200′ (3415m). They are having a great time and doing well. Tomorrow, the plan is to carry some gear up and around Windy Corner, a prominent, steep ridge that drops off the West Buttress and is an iconic…
Yahoo! We flew out from Lukla in a chartered helicopter to fly us to Kathmandu. There had been days of delays and cancelled flights when we arrived in Lukla and so for not many extra flights have been arranged to get the back-log of people out of town. We didn’t see any quick options, so…
Matthew Barela called in from 11,200′ to give a report and a special birthday greeting!
The guys called in to give us an update on one of the hardest, yet unsung aspects of climbing a big, cold mountain – sitting tight. They had a bit of a change, as another Mountain Trip team moved up to camp next to them, but all in all, they spent the day trying to…