Trip Reports
Bill Dwyer called in to remind us all that weather forecasts on Denali are about as reliable as my old, 1970 VW Microbus. That is to say… NOT! The forecast called for a beautiful day today, but with dawn came reality, in the form of winds and drifting snow. The team is hunkered down and…
The team battled a bit of wind and snow today, but were able to get the job done today. They slept in a bit this morning and had a relaxing start to this relatively short day. The job was to go back down to the cache that they left at about 10,000 ft a couple…
The team had a day at camp to practice with their crampons and ice axes, which they’ll need further up the hill. A team of guides carried a load of gear up around “Windy Corner” today in preparation for moving up tomorrow. Here’s Gabi calling in this evening from 11,200 ft. recording
The expedition begins and everyone is at base camp tonight. It was a beautiful day in the Alaska Range, and they flew into base camp on schedule this afternoon. They settled in, put up their tents, and got ready for to head up the glacier early tomorrow. Here’s Sebastian with the call from base camp…
It’s Duncan’s birthday, and they celebrated by getting up really early, shouldering big packs, and climbing up over 3,000 ft to move up to Camp 2. It went well, and they once again made good time and were able to set camp and get a bit of a nap. They celebrated Duncan’s birthday with a…
The team made it to base camp early this morning and lined up to hop on a flight to Talkeetna. They’ll get something to eat and then head back to Anchorage this evening for a shower and a warm bed. Congratulations on a great effort Suzanne! and welcome back.
It was still blowing almost 30 mph in high camp this morning and the team never really got a chance to go for the summit with reasonable conditions. If it’s blowing 30 mph in camp, it’s likely quite a bit higher up at Denali Pass, and on to the summit. With the cold temps and…
The team moved to high camp today! After a long stretch of tough weather things have changed and everyone is moving on the mountain again. They had a beautiful day climbing up the headwall to the ridge, and then ascending the beautiful airy ridge leading from 16,200 ft to high camp at 17,200 ft. They…
Here’s the evening call from the Warfighter team at 11,000 ft. They are moving right along and all is going well. It was a beautiful day on the mountain, and it was actually hot up there this afternoon. recording
The team took a day to rest and recover at high camp today after a big day of climbing yesterday. They are thrilled to see the improved weather, their patience is paying off with some blue skies and light winds in the forecast for the next couple of days. They hope to go for the…