Trip Reports

Traverse Team back to civilization

The Traverse Team is back in civilization tonight after waiting once again for the weather to break so they could fly back to Talkeetna.   They didn’t get to summit the mountain, but they sure gave it a good shot, spending 8 days at high camp in some pretty tough conditions.   The weather didn’t cooperate on…

Duncan and crew at Base Camp

The team flew to base camp today!  They met early this morning in Anchorage and drove up to Talkeetna where they checked in with the National Park Service, and then went to the airport in hopes of flying onto the glacier.  The weather had been preventing flights from getting in to the AK Range for…

Off to Talkeetna!

The guides met Duncan yesterday for a gear check in Anchorage, and they are off for Talkeetna this morning.  They’ll check in with the National Park Service and then head over to the airstrip in hopes of flying to the glacier today.   The weather continues to be uncooperative with clouds and rain down in Talkeetna,…

Wounded Warrior Team – At Camp 1

Will Hockett, one of our guides on the Warfighter Sports Team, called in an audio post that was partially garbled, due to the relatively small window of southern sky the team has to communicate with the satellites transmitting their phone calls from this camp.  It sounds like everyone is having a great time, the team…

Traverse team at Base Camp

The team reached base camp today, but the weather continues to dog them even as they try to get back to Talkeetna.  The snow and clouds are preventing planes from reaching base camp so far today, and they do not expect to be able to fly until tomorrow.  The crew is settled in with plenty…