Trip Reports
Pieter Van Den Broeke called in a nice greeting to his family, but was cut off before he could update us on the team’s progress. Today, they carried a load of supplies up to about 13,500′, but are still at the 11,200′ camp for the night. They plan to move up to the big camp…
This is just a quick report to let everyone know were back in Kathmandu! Manoj, myself and DaWang Chu all flew out from Base Camp yesterday direct (well, almost, see below) to Kathmandu. This is proving to be a bit of a journey as things can be here in Nepal. We showed up at 6am…
Jay Richards called in to report that the team has arrived at the site of the 14,200′ camp that is shared by climbers of the West Buttress and those attempting the West Rib, but opting to acclimatize before launching up the route, as our team has elected to do. They will spend a bit of…
This recording is pretty brief, as Steve got cut off in his transmission, due to the steep mountain walls to the south of their camp that block their satellite transmissions. The team is camped at 11,200′ and enjoying beautiful, clear, calm weather. It can actually be quite hot on days such as this, so the…
On Sunday, May 26th, a small group of climbers will meet in Anchorage, AK to join a team of Mountain Trip guides for an attempt to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is famous for presenting climbers with extreme cold…
Scott and Manoj are going to fly from Base Camp to Kathmandu via helicopter, as Manoj had some frostbite develop on his feet and we are trying to expedite his descent. The weather below them has been very, very rainy, which is complicating things with air travel, but we hope that they can fly as…
The May 8 Team called in from the summit of Denali!!!! It sounds like the team had a great day as they pushed up to the top of North America. They report clear skies and little wind, making for a pretty amazing view. The team descended back to high camp in the wee hours of…
Eli Potter called in to update us on the team’s progress, and they are doing great! They carried a cache of food and supplies up and around the infamous Windy Corner to a spot at about 13,500′, where they buried it in a deep hole in the snow. Ravens have learned that climbers bring a…
It sounds like the team had a very nice day, moving up to 11,200′ today. Birgitte sounds like she is in great spirits and enjoyed the hard work of the day. I cannot vouch for what she passed along in the latter half of her post, as my Danish is pretty rusty. Her er Birgitte!…