May 26 team: waiting in Talkeetna, still
Nothing new to report really, the team can’t be any more prepared to launch their Denali climb than they are now. They are all anxiously watching the weather, waiting for the same break as everyone else.
Trip Reports
UAE #2: attempted a move from camp 1, turned around due to weather
The UAE team gave a go at moving camp but were ultimately discouraged in doing so by the building winds and increasingly heavy snow that are the first volleys of a good solid storm system. They reestablished camp and are back in the pattern of waiting for the weather to clear enough to move up.
May 12 team: descended to camp 2
Word from the mountain is that the May 12 team has descended from camp 3 to camp 2, and pulled into 11,200′ just as a storm started to intensify. A Mountain Trip team on the way up the mountain welcomed them in and helped them set up camp. We’ll update once we hear from the…
May 8 team: stiiiiill waiting
The weather at basecamp continues to be nonflyable, so the May 8 team is hanging out and generally helping around camp, packing the runway and doing all they can to make sure the planes can safely land when the weather does eventually break.
May 22 team: backcarry from 11k
The storm is brewing, Caitlin reports….but the team still managed to travel down the glacier, pick up their gear cache and fortify camp in the face of increasing wind and heavy snow. No big deal for them, in a good camp with all of their supplies on hand, weather just gives more opportunities to catch…
UPPER RIB TEAM IN TALKEETNA
Mountain Trip guide PI just called from Talkeetna, where the team is on a “weather hold” today. Scot went for a run, and then the team met at the Roadhouse for a yummy meal. The team is hoping for a break in the weather long enough to fly onto the glacier. Fingers crossed! Good company…
May 8 Team – Back At Base Camp… Waiting…
The May 8th team descended to the airstrip on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier and has been waiting for a flight out of the Alaska Range. They were rapidly running out of time, food and fuel, and were looking at a substantial storm that had taken up residence over the Alaska Range. Faced…
MAY 22 TEAM AT CAMP 2
It was a cold, windy, snowy day in the Alaska range, but the May 22nd team dug deep and moved from their Camp 1 at 7800 ft to their Camp 2 at 11200 ft. It was a long day with full, heavy packs but the team did a great job and they feasted on a…
MAY 16 TEAM PRACTICING SKILLS AT 14 CAMP
The May 16 Team spent the day today practicing skills that they will use on the upper mountain. The weather was snowy and windy, a good day to stay hunkered down at 14 Camp and refine their climbing skills. It sounds like the team is in good spirits and looking forward to moving up. They…
RIB TEAM SENDS OUT GREETINGS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Mike called in the Rib Team’s report today. It sounds like it’s cold and snowy, and the team has spent some quality tent time. But spirits remain high and the team is hoping for a break in the weather to continue their ascent. Mike sends out a hearty greeting to the team’s friends and family.…