Trip Reports

June 5 Team Descends to Camp 1

After standing on the summit, the team descended back to High Camp and spent the night there. Yesterday, they packed up at High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m) to descend back to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). They rested here and ate some food before moving down further into Camp 1 at 7,800′ (2377m). The team…

June 7 Team Rest Day at High Camp

Yesterday the team was able to take some time at High Camp to rest and recuperate. They spent the day drinking hot fluids, fueling up, and resting. Today they will take another rest day as they wait for their perfect weather window to make their summit bid. Spending significant time at High Camp often isn’t…

June 2 Team Moves Down to 11,000′

The team was able to make it to 14,200′ (4328m), and then from there they descended down to Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m) to spend the night. The team should be continuing on their descent down the mountain, likely during the night hours when everything is more frozen. Here’s Brian: recording

June 7 Team Moves to High Camp

Yesterday the team packed up from Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m) and retraced their steps to their cache. First climbing up the Bunny Hill for a couple hours to where the Headwall begins, then ascending the Fixed Lines to the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m). Once on the ridge they climbed another 1,000′ into High Camp…

June 15 Ski Team Moved to Camp 1

Yesterday, or very very early this morning, the team launched from Basecamp to make their way to Camp 1. Basecamp sits at 7,200′ (2194m), on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. Leaving camp, the team first descended Heartbreak Hill for about 600′ until the met with the main body of the 40 mile long…