Trip Reports
Lead Guide Adam Smith called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. The team flew onto the glacier today after a brief weather delay in Talkeetna. Arriving at 7,200′, they spent the afternoon sorting their kit into individual loads and rigging the sleds that will help them haul all that gear. They plan…
Jacqueline “Caribou” Heller called in from 14,200′ after the team took a rest day following yesterday’s carrying of loads of supplies up the steepest part of the route to cache at about 16,400′. That was a tough day, but the energy in Caribou’s voice tells us that she and the team are doing great and…
Our guide Brian Kramp called in on behalf of the June 23rd team. They took a weather day at 7,800′, which is a difficult decision to make so low on the mountain, but it proved to be a good call, and they were able to move up to 11,200′ in tough, but decent weather. They…
Lead Guide Pablo Puruncajas called in from 7,800′, the site of the team’s Camp 1 on the immense Kahiltna Glacier. They made good time moving up from Base Camp, covering the five miles in about five hours. This is a tough day, with climbers loaded down with all the food, fuel and supplies for a…
Lead Guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in from 14,200′. The team has been busy for the past few days moving supplies up and down the mountain and he apologizes for the radio silence of the past few days. A couple things have occurred recently – Sangeeta decided to head back down to Base Camp. She…
Lead Guide Sean McManamy called in from the team’s Camp 1 at 7,800′ today. The crew carried supplies and equipment about 3.5 miles up glacier to an elevation of near 10,200′ this morning. It has been hot on the glacier during the long sunny Alaskan days, so they awoke early and moved while the glacier…
The team moved from Base Camp to Camp 1 yesterday. Due to the warm weather and conditions on the lower glacier, the team rested during the day a moved at night when the weather is cooler, which makes for much more comfortable conditions to move up the glacier. Believe it or not, it can be…
Lead Guide Caitlin Hague called in on behalf of the June 17th team this evening. She, Wayne, Jacqueline, Margaret and Dan had a fairly mellow day today, dropping down 700′ to retrieve their cache of supplies. Under clear skies, they hiked down towards Windy Corner and dug up the cache they had left a couple…
Team Hernan reached the summit of Denali at about 2:30 pm Alaska time! By all accounts, it was a beautiful day and the team moved very well, arriving early in the day. They climbed up a long, rising traverse for 1000′ to arrive at Denali Pass, the low point between Denali’s north and (taller) south…
On Friday, June 26th, a small group of climbers will meet in Anchorage, AK to join a team of Mountain Trip guides for an attempt to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is famous for presenting climbers with extreme cold…