Today was a relatively relaxing day for the crew. They slept in a bit, had a big breakfast, and then went back down the trail a bit to pick up the cache they left at 13,500ft earlier in the trip. It was a bit snowy up there, but not too much to stop them from…
DetailsThe team is hanging in there, but the weather isn’t cooperating. They are sitting out this extended storm at the 14,200 ft camp with several other teams waiting to move up the mountain. They are doing great, but the weather ultimately dictates what goes on up there.
Listen to the evening call from Thad.
The team is off to a good start and flew into base camp on schedule today. Several teams have been waiting in Talkeetna for 2-3 days for the weather to clear and allow flights to base camp, so our team got lucky. It was a big day, they met early this morning in Anchorage and…
The team moved on up to Camp 3 today at 14,200ft. It was a big day with a bit of wind and light snow, but they made it in to camp and are happy to be there. They are in good company as we now have 4 Mountain Trip teams at this camp waiting to…
The team flew to base camp this afternoon. They had just about done everything they could in Talkeetna to prepare for the mountain, and to entertain themselves, so it was nice for the weather to cooperate and let them get to the glacier. They sent some pics as they were loading up the plane and…
They got enough of a break in the weather today to get a bit of climbing done! The job for the day was to carry a load of food and fuel up and cache it before moving to the next camp. They’ve had a couple of stormy days, but it sounds like it’s a great…
The weather improved a little bit today and they are hoping this trend continues into tomorrow so they can start climbing again. It’s been snowy and windy and several teams are waiting there at 14,000 ft waiting to move up when conditions improve.
The weather is still not allowing flights into base camp today, but the team made some good use of their time to do what they called “Glacier Dryland Training”. There is plenty of rigging and skill practice to keep them busy for a day, but they are anxious to get going and put it all…
After some extra days at the 11,000 camp and a bit of snow, the team was able to move up to Camp 3 today in the 14,000 ft basin. They were happy to get climbing again.
Here’s Kim calling from 14,200 ft!
This morning a group of climbers from around the world met in Anchorage, Alaska to finalize their preparations for an attempt on the classic West Buttress Route of Denali. The team has been preparing for months, training and acquiring the highly specialized clothing and gear that their ascent requires. Today, they will meet three guides…