JUNE 26 TEAM AT CAMP 1, MOVING CLOSER TO BASE CAMP
Earlier today the team called from Camp 1 and reported that they were going to rest and evaluate conditions of the lower glacier. The plan is to continue to Base Camp when conditions allow.
Trip Reports
PHOTOS FROM THE JUNE 24 TEAM
Thanks to guide Josh Garner for the following photos:
FINAL DISPATCH FROM JUNE 24 TEAM
A fantastic summit day allowed seven of us to make the top at 7pm on 7/9/15. The weather was calm and the views were amazing! The following day, we packed up and headed back down to 14 Camp to some warm greetings from our other team members, who had prepared some wonderful hot food for…
June 26th Team down to Camp 2
Adam called from the 11,000 ft Camp 2 on Sunday evening, where the team stopped to eat and rest on their descent. They reported that it had begun to snow pretty hard, so they were going to set up tents and rest for a while and wait for visibility to improve before continuing to base…
June 26 Team – Adam calls in a Summit Day Recap
Lead Guide Adam Smith called in from 11,200′, where the team took a break during their descent, due to poor visibility and challenging weather conditions. He gave a recap of the team’s summit day yesterday, but his dispatch was unfortunately cut short, due to satellite connectivity. The camp where they are spending the night is…
June 26th Team Heading Down from High Camp
The team returned to high camp last night after a great day high on Denali. The weather is changing today with snow moving in and winds picking up a bit. They are packing up camp this morning and are going to start heading down the mountain in the next few hours. They’ll stop along the…
June 26th Team on the Summit!
Adam called in at about 6:30 PM AK time from the summit of Denali! He is up there with Kenneth, Anders, and Perrine on a nice arctic evening. The rest of the team turned around this afternoon with guide Travis and headed back to high camp after climbing up to nearly 19,000 ft. They are…
June 26 Team – Making a Summit Bid!
We received the call this morning that the June 26th Team awoke feeling good and decided to make an attempt at the summit of Denali! Part of Mountain Trip’s Risk Management strategy for summit day is that the guides will call our Alaska Operations Director prior to departing for the summit. This helps the guides…
June 23 and 24 Teams are Almost at Base Camp
Hiking through the twilight of the Alaskan night, both the June 23 and 24 Teams are almost back at the airstrip. They dropped down from the 17,200′ Camp and retrieved their caches left at each of the three camps they passed. The teams have made good progress on their descent, hiking through the night to…
June 26 Team Moved to High Camp!
Lead Guide Adam Smith called in from 17,200′ after the team moved up from their home of the past few days at Camp 3 (14,200′). The team had a perfect day to move and so they loaded up their packs early in the morning and started uphill. The route begins with a moderate snow slope…