Trip Reports
Ryan called in on behalf of the team from the thin air of High Camp on the West Buttress! The team moved up and fortified their camp, which was a good thing, as the weather has been a bit brisk today. Winds have buffeted the team, but they are happily sheltered in their tents, behind…
Lead guide Peter “Pi” Inglis started today’s call from their high camp on the Upper West Rib. They climbed up in somewhat challenging conditions, and carved a camp out of the steep snow. This camp is spectacular, with HUGE views to the south. They will take the first opportunity that presents itself to make their…
Bob called in from the middle of the Kahiltna Glacier, at 7,800′. They awoke early this morning and cruised the five miles up glacier to the site of their first on-mountain camp of their expedition. they moved well and made good time, which is a great litmus test for the days to come. Here’s Bob!…
Rich Ward called in on behalf of the team, which moved up to camp at 11,200′ today. All is well, and they are looking forward to donning crampons for the next section of their route. recording
We recently received word that the members of the May 26th team decided last night that enough was enough… They gave Denali a tremendous demonstration of patience, tenacity and perseverance, but the mountain was unforgiving and unrelenting in its seeming refusal to allow them much opportunity for upward travel. Faced with a dwindling number of…
The Simmons team, with Kurt Wedberg and Blaine Horner, are headed to High Camp. They sent us a quick note to let us know that they are on the move, after some extra time spent at the 14,200′ camp. They will climb up the same route that they did some days back when they put…
Paul, Ryan and Shaira called in as the team prepared to load their backpacks and start the long, tough climb up to High Camp! The team has been managing some very challenging weather in recent days, but today conditions have improved and they are moving up the mountain. The first hour or so of climbing…
Lead guide Durny called in from the broad basin at 14,200′ after the team did what is called a “single carry” up to camp. Rather than carrying roughly half of their total kit and caching it below camp as many teams choose to do, they packed up all their food, fuel and supplies and carried…
The team called in from Camp 2, after spending the day keeping their tents as secure as possible in the face of a pretty fierce storm that blew in during the day. At least they had some tasty sushi to feast on, whilst staying warm in their cook tent! recording