Trip Reports
I just received word that Rob, Con and Nick made short work of the descent from High Camp, arrived at Base Camp and flew off the glacier a short while ago. After 19 days spent in the snow and wind, they were motivated to get back to civilization. They are back in Talkeetna and we…
Dusty called in from the 17,200′ High Camp, perched below Denali Pass, the low point between Denali’s north and south summits. The team had a windy night, but it did not snow too much, so their sleep was not interrupted by having to get out and shovel their tents free from powder. Here’s Dusty! recording
Nick Aiello called in after a well deserved night’s rest. He, Rob and Con had a tough go reaching the summit yesterday. The morning was clear, but conditions changed as they got higher and the team needed to dig deep to make it to the top in somewhat windy conditions. The plan is to head…
After pushing up the ridge in moderate winds and light snow, the team was rewarded with a calm and sunny rest day at 17,200′. The day offered plenty of good photos and a chance for everyone to get ready for the summit attempt the following day. The alarm in the guides tent went off at…
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in from the team’s new home- High Camp! They worked hard yesterday to push up to 17,200′ and everyone is tucked into their warm sleeping bags for the evening. It sounded like to day was a pretty nice day to travel and the team took advantage of the break in…
Dave Bull called in after the June 23 team carried loads up the steep fixed lines and cached them on the ridge that leads to high camp. This is a tough day, both physically and mentally, as descending steep terrain like the fixed lines are stretched across can be unnerving to most mortals. Everyone did…
Rob called in from the top of Denali just minutes ago! They battled the weather a bit today, but they are doing great and moving really well. Congratulations Rob, Con, and Nick! They’ll head back down to high camp in just a few minutes where they’ll spend the night and rest before beginning their long…
We might need to come up with a new, more fitting team name for this crew. They have been signing off each dispatch with a cacophony of jungle and/or farm animal calls. If this had only just begun, I might suspect Cerebral Edema of the entire group, but as they have been consistent for days,…
The June 26 Denali team called in (Ross, I believe?) after today’s rest and acclimatization day at the broad 14,200′ camp. Today they took a short hike over to “The Edge of the World.” This spot truly feels like such, with a stomach dropping view of 1000m of nothing between you and the Northeast Fork…
Lead guide for our June 19 team, Constantine Severis called in after the team took a rest and acclimatization day at High Camp. Moving up to this camp at 17,200′ is a very hard day of work and it is generally prudent to take a day to rest, hydrate and allow your body to further…