Trip Reports
What a trip! It started rough with heinous trail breaking in thigh deep snow with heavy sleds tipping over every 10 minutes. But we put in our dues and got a week of warm sunny high pressure that allowed us to move to 14k and then put a cache in at the base of Washburn’s…
The weather cleared after a snowy morning at the Kahiltna Glacier Base Camp Runway, and all of the climbers were able to get on a plane back to the relative civilization of Talkeetna. Congratulations to all the teams for putting working hard and giving it their best shot! It’s not an easy mountain to climb,…
The guys made it down to base camp this morning and once again the weather has the last word. It’s snowing and white at the Kahiltna Base Camp runway right now, so they are waiting for the weather to clear enough for everyone to fly out to Talkeetna for the cold beers that await them. …
The team headed down along with all of the other climbers at high camp today. It was another stormy day, with more in the forecast, and they decided it was time to get out of there. It sounded like a pretty exciting trip down the ridge from high camp with some pretty high wind on…
The team headed down along with all of the other climbers at high camp today. It was another stormy day, with more in the forecast, and they decided it was time to get out of there. It sounded like a pretty exciting trip down the ridge from high camp with some pretty high wind on…
The team did not call in yesterday, but we did hear from the guides, who reported that they spent the day keeping warm in their tents, eating, hydrating and doing repairs to the snow walls that they constructed to protect their tents. Wednesday night was a rough one, and the team had to get out…
Clint Brewer called in a post that was, as expected, full of energy and good spirits, as befits the Mr. Hugo team! The guys spent another day in really foul weather, with snow and high winds buffeting their tents. We heard from guides at High Camp that last night was not all that restful, due…
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in a message from High Camp, which was unfortunately cut short, when the signal was dropped. Today was the team’s fourth day at High Camp, and they are just waiting for the wind to diminish so the team can better assess the steep slopes above them for avalanche hazard, and…
Cody called in from High Camp on Denali, after the team spent the day recuperating from their big day climbing to 17,200′ yesterday. Most climbers really benefit from spending a day resting and acclimatizing at this camp before even considering attempting to go to the summit, so today was a planned day to hang out…
Dan called in from High Camp on Denali with a spirited post. I’m hoping that his good humor and the fun with which he provided his dispatch are the results of his enjoying the experience thus far, and not the rarefied air of 17,200′! On Denali, this elevation has roughly one half of an atmosphere…