Trip Reports
We had a somewhat surprising development over the past 36 hours. The small April 29th team has decided to turn back and not make a summit push. There have been numerous factors that have resulted in this decision, including weather, health and team dynamics. Jason Gross has decided to remain at the 14,200′ camp in…
John Race called in a message last night to report that the May 13th team made a carry of supplies up to the head of the Kahiltna Glacier, at about 10,200′. They dug a deep hole in the snow, buried all their kit, and then dropped back down to their Camp 1 at 7,800′ to…
Matt Pickeren called in from the team’s Camp 2 at 11,200′. The team dropped back downhill to pick up the cache that they had left at about 10,400′ after sleeping in until the sun baked them out of their tents. It sounds like they are eating well, and Matt describes some of their meals, along…
Angela called in with a report from chilly Camp 3 at 14,200′. She is sharing her birthday with lead guide Nick and it sounds like they made the day fairly festive up there! It was cold last night with temperatures hitting -20F at night, however; the sun came out and warmed things up a lot…
Joe Butler called in a report from the Tyler’s Denali team, and it sounds like they just might be having too much fun up there, what with the multiple references to having some laughs…! They took an active rest day today, meaning that they only worked for about a couple of hours, and ate and…
The team spirits are high, the team health is good and the weather still undecided. We are awaiting for a window and keep ourselves busy with hikes up to Kala Patar, Pumori Camp 1 and Base Camp as well as for the e-mail spot in Gorak Shep. We are playing poker in the high altitude…
Max called in from the Lucky Lindy crew this evening, sounds like things are going great! recording
The team loaded up their sleds and packs and made the big push up to the top of the Kahiltna Glacier this morning. They traveled about 4.5 miles up to a beautiful basin situated at bout 11,200′. This is, in many ways, the end of the approach, and the transition to the climbing part of…
The crew flew to the glacier yesterday and initially thought that they might benefit more from slowing down and getting some rest, rather than hitting the ground running, so they slept in a bit this morning. When they awoke, temperatures were still quite cold, so they decided that they might as well get the best…
Perfect weather here at Base Camp! Unfortunately its ripping windy up high as the Jet Stream pounds the upper mountain. The forecasts show that about to change in the next few days. We are watching and waiting. Life here at near 18,000 ft. is good. Normally hot and sunny mornings (today was a little colder…