Trip Reports
Lead guide Matt Park calls in to give us the final dispatch of the June 15 Speed Ascent team! Folks are making their way back home, if they haven’t already. Matt and Boaz are unpacking from the trip, cleaning tents and kitchen supplies. They are glad to be back in the land of grass and…
Lead guide Aaron Diamond called in for the team’s final dispatch! Aaron said the team had great weather and a lot of fun together. On the descent from High Camp they encountered a bit of white out navigation near Kahiltna Pass but after that enjoyed a nice walk out to Basecamp on the lower glacier.…
The “Alpine Raiders” called in early this morning at 3am Alaska Daylight Time. After making it back from the top of the world they made it first to High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m), then back down the Fixed Lines to Camp 3 (14,200′ 4328m). From Camp 3 they walked back around Windy Corner, back through…
After some breakfast of something like a Denali Sando, which is cream cheese and bacon on a bagel (sometimes jelly, too!), and some coffee everyone packed up at Camp 2 (3413m). Before heading out, the team dug a cache at their camp to stash anything they no longer need such as trash, snowshoes, and most…
The team descended down from High Camp yesterday to Camp 3. Coming from 17,200′ (5242m) down to 14,200′ (4328m) can often feel very luxurious! Temps are warmer, camp is cozier, food is better. Everyone will continue to descend the mountain today as the march from Camp 3 all the way to Basecamp. They will cover…
Yesterday was the first cache day. Caching is a crucial part of expedition style climbing. In expedition style climbing, it is important to climb high and sleep low, allowing the body to acclimate to the new altitudes as you ascend. Climbing Denali is also more challenging than other high altitude summits, as no porters are…
Please help us welcome the June 21st West Buttress Denali Expedition! The June 21st Expedition consists of: Climber Joe Fernandex of the US Climber Andree Hickethier of Germany Climber Olga Tapordei of Moldova Led by their amazing guides: Lead Guide Tom Huntley Assistant Guide Patrick Lane …
Lead guide Jed Porter called in from High Camp yesterday to report that everyone on the June 12 team stood on the highest point of North America! Congratulations everyone! It sounds like they even helped a few others outside of their team climb to the top as well. Summit day is a big push, climbing…
Phil called in last night to give us an update! Everyone enjoyed a second rest day at camp yesterday. Sounds like they had a great time playing card games and dice games. The cook tent has a lot of spaces and snow benches for each person to sit on, and often offers a great communal space…
Assistant guide Patrick called in from Camp 1 (7,800′ 2377m) last night: Audio Recording. Yesterday the team loaded up the Otter plane in Talkeetna (348′ 106m) with their food, sleds, backpacks, kitchen gear, tents, etc. It’s a 15-20 minute stunning flight in to the Alaska Range. Talkeetna is in a flat area, surrounded by a spider…