Zach checks in
recording Zach Johnson checks in from 7,800 foot camp. All is well on the trail.
Trip Reports
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…
April 29 Team – Storm Day at 14,200′
The team from our April 29th West Buttress expedition spent the day fortifying their camp at 14, 200′, in the big basin below the West Buttress of Denali. They endured a pretty rough night of high winds and pretty much zero visibility, and spent the day strengthening their snow walls surrounding their tents. The weather…
April 22 Team – Tough times up high
The April 22 Team has been having a tough go of it up t high camp. They were hammered by winds all night last night and had one tent pole break and rip through the fly of the tent. Repairing a tent at 4 in the morning is not a lot of fun… The weather…
May 6 Team – at Camp 1
Nick called in with an audio post, but I suspect that the satellites passed out of view before he could finish his call… It’s way to early in the trip for high altitude babbling… I was able to speak with him over three attempts on the satellite phone and they spent the day at camp…