June 7 Team – Back at High Camp
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!!
Trip Reports
Team Stuart – Duncan calls from 14,200′
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…
Equipo Hernán Es listo para ir para Campo alto!
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…
June 7 Team – ON the SUMMIT!!!
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…
June 7 Team – Minutes away from the summit!!!
The June 7th team is on the summit ridge, just minutes away from standing on the top of North America! The ridge is a truly spectacular place, with 1000′ of air off to your left and 9000′ of air to your right! At points, it is truly knife edged, forcing climbers to walk heel to…
June 10th Williams Team Moved to High Camp
Gary Falk called in from 17,200′, with a nicely detailed report on he and Roger’s climb up from 14,200′ this morning. They awoke early and sneaked out of camp ahead of all the other teams, which gave them a huge advantage of not having to wait for anyone who might be ahead of them, but…
FINAL DISPATCH FROM LEAD GUIDE ADAM SMITH
Perfect summit conditions allowed Team FUBAR to spend an entire hour taking in the excitement, joy, and relief of reaching the top of Denali. The views could warrant a lifetime at the top but eventually we saddled up and started our long descent back down the mountain. It was a twelve-hour round trip from high…
MEET THE JUNE 23 TEAM!
Today a group of climbers from around the world are finishing their journey to Anchorage, Alaska, where they will join together as a team to attempt to climb a classic route on the highest peak in North America. The West Buttress route is an iconic challenge for mountaineers, ascending 13,000′ from a tributary of the…
June 7 Team is summit bound!!
The June 7 team awoke to clear skies and very warm temperatures, so they packed up their equipment and departed for the summit at around 08:30 local time. They will call in when they either reach the summit or reach their high point, but we’re optimists and are expecting a phone call from the top…
June 13 Team Carries around Windy Corner
Durny checked in with today’s update form the 11,200′ camp. Jeff took Jurgen and Tamera up above camp to carry a load to about 13,500′. Durny stayed behind with Sangeeta, whose feet suffered from some blisters formed while coming up the lower glacier. A day of healing can do wonders, especially if taken before moving…