Trip Reports
Hernan Leal called from 17,200′ today. The team arrived at High Camp after climbing up 3000′ from their Camp 3. The morning began early and the team began climbing before dawn. In Alaska, it is still bright daylight before dawn, but the team was in the shade of Denali, so they were able to enjoy…
Lead Guide Jacob Schmitz called in from the summit of Denali. The team made quick work of their summit day, arriving at the top in under seven hours. They had a strange experience of feeling an earthquake while they were traversing the knife edged summit ridge! Here’s Jacob:
Denali is a mountain that draws the attention of climbers from around the world. We love sharing the Alaska Range with international climbers who have traveled great distances to challenge themselves on the icy flanks of North America’s highest peak. At 20,230 feet (6194m), Denali rises a full 18,000′ (5500m) above the surrounding landscape. It’s…
The team of Bob, Joe, and Joey Szalkiewicz, along with Nathan Fletcher, Kurt Wedberg and Ben Adkison reached the summit of Denali today! The team took advantage of very warm temperatures and pushed up from the 17,200′ High Camp to reach the top of North America. The warm conditions were a bit of a double…
Gary Falk called in from the top of North America! He and Roger Gregory climbed the last three thousand feet from High Camp to the summit of Denali today. They had amazingly warm temperatures and found themselves actually looking down onto thunderstorms in the valleys below. Congratulations guys! You worked very, very hard and earned…
Team Wedberg and Team Williams are making the final push to the summit! It’s a long, exhausting day of climbing, but the teams are moving well and team members are feeling good. We hope to get a call from the top, but sometimes the weather and temperatures keep them from using the satellite phone up…
The team arrived back at High Camp at around 22:00 Alaska Time. They had a big day and worked super hard to reach the summit and return to camp. Great job to all the climbers!!
Duncan called in after the team took a rest day today, in preparation of moving to High Camp. The weather looks pretty good for the crew to move up to 17,200′ tomorrow and have a shot at the top on Wednesday. Duncan gives a nice shout out to a number of friends and a much…
Hernan Leal called in from the team’s Camp 3 at 14,200′ this evening. Everyone is doing great. They are healthy, happy and ready to move up the next potion of the route. Tomorrow the team will climb up a series of ropes that are affixed to the snow and ice. These ropes protect the steepest…
Lead guide Sebastian Grau called in on behalf of the June 7th team. They are on the summit of Denali at this moment! The team had a long, hard go of reaching this point, but they were graced with one of the warmest days Seba has seen in his 12 trips up the mountain. The…