Trip Reports
Today was a planned rest and acclimatization day for the team. Climbing a mountain as high as Denali requires climbers to be disciplined and methodical in their rate of ascent. Fit climbers could pretty easily just keep on moving up the mountain day after day, but the decreasing barometric pressure at each higher elevation can…
Henk Cronje called in a salutation to his family from 7,800′ (2380m) on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. This camp is situated about five miles (8 Km) up the glacier from Base Camp, near the base of the first significant hill on the route. On clear days, teams are treated to an impressive view of the…
Team leader PI just called in to report that the team is safe and sound at Base Camp, where they are waiting on a flight back to Talkeetna. It’s cloudy and snowy, so the team will be standing by until the weather clears and the planes can fly. It sounds like the team is resting,…
Back in the relative comfort and luxury of his tent, Ryan called in a nice update after he, Paul and Shaira all stood on the top of North America, along with Mountain Trip guides Scott Woolums and Ted Grosgebauer! I’m certain we’ll get more details in the days to come, but the team really did…
Josh Garner shared the following, on behalf of the guide team of our May 26, 2014 Denali West Buttress Expedition: All the team is back in Anchorage now, catching up on everything from sleep to fresh food to phone calls. The descent from 14 Camp to Base Camp went smoothly and the team made really…
Team leader Durny called in the trip report tonight. It was a beautiful, clear day today at 14 Camp, and the team enjoyed a leisurely rest day. It’s certain that the climbers spent some part of the day thinking about the move to High Camp, which is the plan for tomorrow. Fingers crossed for a…
Happy Father’s Day from 14,200′! The team moved very well up to 14,200′ today. They had a bit of unsettled weather, but took advantage of the break in the seeming incessant snow to push hard to set themselves up with a new home for the next few days. This camp will serve as a sort…
The team reached the summit of Denali today at about 5:30 pm Alaska Time. They are doing great and it’s a nice day on the top, light winds and a bit of clouds, but they are happy to be on top. They’ve started down now, and if they have the energy this evening, they’ll call…
Lloyd Hales called in on behalf of our June 13th tea. This crew had the auspicious fortune of commencing their expedition by meeting in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday the 13th! The team spent that day sorting their kit and discussing details of their venture with their guides. Yesterday, they drove up to Talkeetna, a small…
Ben Adkison called in a post that was a bit garbled, but the gist of it was that the team is doing great. Bob and the guides carried supplies up to about 10,000′ to the top of the Kahiltna Glacier and cached it all in a deep hole they dug in the snow. After burying…