Trip Reports

June 26 team at Camp 1

The team carried a load of food, fuel, and extra gear up to from Camp 1 at 7,200 ft to Kahiltna Pass at about 10,200 ft today.  They dug a hole in the snow and buried the gear, or cached it, and returned down to Camp 1 for their 2nd night.   They’ve been traveling at…

June 17th Team Rest Day

The team took a day to rest, acclimatize, and practice some skills they’ll need for the upper mountain today.  They hope to carry a load of food and fuel up to cache on the ridge at 16,400 ft tomorrow and they’ll encounter some of the steeper sections of the W. Buttress route along the way. …

June 26 Team at Camp 1

The team moved up to Camp 1 today and are settled in at 7,800ft.  It’s a long haul up the Kahiltna glacier, about 5 miles, and these are the heaviest loads they’ll be hauling for the entire trip so it’s a big day.   They did great today and are happy to be moving up the…

Warfighter Sports Team Heading Down

The team gave it a strong effort, working hard for weeks as they made their way up the slopes of Denali, but ultimately, conditions just didn’t cooperate.  They started up for the ridge camp at 16,400 ft yesterday, but were turned around by the conditions. Over the past days, feet of new snow has accumulated…