Trip Reports

A Request from the May 20 Team!

Jorge Luis Decurgez called in on behalf of the May 20th team, who have spent their third weather day in a row, camped at the 14,200′ basin on the West Buttress route of Denali.  The team is doing well, but their food and supplies are dwindling with each passing day, so Jorge has asked for…

MAY 30 TEAM AT CAMP 2 11,200′

Peter called in the team report today. He speaks of poor weather and windy,snowy conditions. The team tried to pick up a cache of equipment and supplies that they left buried on the glacier the day before, but as the team was forced to turn back to camp due to the weather. Everyone is safe…

MAY 31 TEAM MOVES TO CAMP 1

Team Fubar moved to Camp 1 at 7800′ today. The team took advantage of the cooler evening hours to move up the glacier, as the lower glacier can be very hot (!) during the heat of the day. It sounds like the team arrived at camp at 3 AM, and the plan is to rest…

MAY 26 TEAM AT 14 CAMP, BACKCARRIES

All is well with the May 26th team. The weather has been pretty tough, very cold and windy, but they were able to descend approximately 700′ to retrieve equipment and supplies they cached a few days ago. The team plans on monitoring the weather closely, and at the first opportunity they will carry a load…

WEATHER DAY FOR THE MAY 20 TEAM

The weather conditions prevented the team from moving up to High Camp, but they are keeping busy reading, listening to music, and in general, relaxing. The team will be monitoring the weather carefully over the next few day. Here’s John, with a special hello to his friends and family: recording