June 26th Team Moved up to Camp 2
The team packed up camp and moved up to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft this morning. They are doing great and the views just continue to get better as they climb up the mountain. Here’s the evening call. recording
Trip Reports
June 15th Team Rest Day at High Camp
The team moved up to high camp yesterday and took the day today to recover, acclimate, and get ready to go to the top tomorrow. They sound great and we got some personal messages from most of the team tonight, so enjoy. recording
Duncan Calls from 14,200 ft
Duncan called this afternoon from back down in Camp 3 at 14,200 ft. They gave it a good shot yesterday, but got turned around when the weather came back in. They are running out of time and decided to head on down all the way to Camp 3 after the summit attempt yesterday. They are…
June 15th Team Moved to High Camp 17,200ft
The June 15th team moved up to high camp today. It was a big day for the crew as they gained about 3,000 ft carrying big loads and negotiating the steepest sections of the route today. They are all doing great and settled in for the night and expect to take a day to recover…
June 17th Team Carry Loads to 16,200 ft
The team carried loads of food and fuel up to the ridge leading to high camp at 16,200 ft today where they cached their gear and dropped back down to Camp 3. It’s always a big day as they climb up some of the steepest terrain on the route, including the icy slope leading to…
Wounded Warriors – Camped at 11,200′
Kirk Bauer called in from the team’s camp at 11,200′ with a very nice report from the basin camp at 11,200′. The team split up a bit today, to give them more options and flexibility for getting everyone down this, the steepest part of their descent. Lead guide Drew Ludwig and guide Gabi Benel took…
June 24 Team – At 11,200′
Karen Bockel called in with a recap for the past few days from their new home in a beautiful basin at 11,200′. They moved up to camp this morning and are well fortified in a stunning location. Tall walls of snow and ice cliffs border them to the south, west and north, while the view…
Team Duncan started for the top, but turned around in the wind
The climbers started for the summit today, but the winds picked back up and they had to turn around. They climbed up to Denali Pass at over 18,000 ft before deciding it was just too windy to go for the top. It’s a good practice run, and they hope to give it another shot tomorrow. …
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…
West Rib Team doing great
Marty called back after his first call was dropped. Sounds like they are doing great and will be at the base of the West Rib route tomorrow. Today they are camped up in the NE fork of the Kahiltna glacier. recording