Dallas checks in
recording The team had a chilly night (20 below 0) but is enjoying a sunny day, and plans to round “Windy Corner” today to make a cache.
Trip Reports
Welcome to the West Rib blog
Sorry for the delay, but we’ve had five trips get out the door in the last few days. Our focus was on making sure each of the trips was as prepared as possible. We had dinner with the Rib team the other night and these guys will have a great time on the mountain together. …
Trudi’s Mothers Day Wishes
recording Trudi wishes all the mothers out there a Happy Mothers Day !
Zach checks in
recording Zach Johnson checks in from 7,800 foot camp. All is well on the trail.
Tyler Team – Back for more!!!
Two of our favorite friends, Isaac and Ariel Tyler are back to give Denali another go, following a bout of illness that interfered with their last attempt. The couple got high on Denali a few years ago, but a chest infection prevented them from making a summit bid. We are so happy that they have…
Lucky Lindy Denali Climb
Welcome to the Lucky Lindy Denali expedition! Those of you who know, or even better (!) have had the opportunity to climb with Doug Lindauer will completely understand the moniker that has been bestowed upon this team. We would never want to “jinx” a team, but Doug has had an uncanny aptitude to summon amazing…
May 6 Team – Angela calls from 11,200′
Angela called in with a really nice message from the basin camp at 11,200′. The team left the 7,800′ camp at around noon and made their way up glacier to the head of the Kahiltna. They made a hard right turn and climbed up into a beautiful basin to make their way to a nice…
April 22 Team – Update on Climbers at 14K
We received something akin to a request for an update on the climbers from the April 22 team, who have been spending time at the 14,200′ camp, waiting on their fellow teammates to join them on the descent. The previous audio post, which is beautiful and inspiring, did not mention the climbers, but their friends…
April 22 Team – Craig calls from 17K
Craig Wood called in with a very eloquent audio post from high camp at 17,200′. The team has been really, really tough as they have pushed up the mountain and been pummeled with winds and bitter cold up at high camp. I really, really encourage every Denali climber to listen to this podcast, as it…
Back Home to Base Camp
Hello from Everest Base Camp! Most all the team is now in Base Camp. Beautiful day trekking up from Loboche today. Chuck is staying on a couple days down in Dingboche to recover a little more before heading back up. All our Sherpas are down now also after an amazing amount of work getting 2…