Trip Reports
It was a snowy and windy day for most of the day up on Denali, so not a bad day to have a rest day scheduled. They had about 6″ of snow over the day, and a bit of wind at times, but overall not to bad. They are eating really well, and trying to…
The crew spent a day watching the snow fall and wind blow today up at 17,200 ft on Denali. They got out of their tents to walk about a bit, and fortify the snow block walls that they have protecting their tents, but it was mostly a tent day. They are doing great, but bad…
Our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi flew into base camp and picked up our crew just a short time ago. They are all back in Talkeetna now and heading over to the Road House for one of their legendary breakfasts!
They had a day to rest, recover, and acclimate today at 17,200 ft. It was snowing for much of the day, so it was a good day to relax. They are hoping for a nice morning tomorrow for a shot at the summit!
Hello everyone and thank you for following our expedition. First of all I wanted to say thank you to all of the members of our expedition. This was a group that worked very hard together as a team. Although we did have some weather days in town before we flew out and at 11,200’camp we…
They had a bit of snow today, but they were able to carry loads of food and fuel up to the ridge at 16,400 ft today. This is often a pretty difficult and physical day and everybody did really well. They are set up now to move up to high camp after a recovery day…
Durny called in from 7,800 ft tonight where they are waiting for a good freeze so they can head down to base camp. They still hope to be able to move tonight after it cools off. Here’s Durny. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-06-13-09.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
llIt was a day of recovery and acclimatization for the June 28 team at camp 3 today. They relaxed, slept in, ate we, and practiced for going up the fixed ropes tomorrow. It sounds like they are having a good time up there, and excited to carry a load of food and fuel up to…
They had a big day today, moving up 3,000 ft of some of the most challenging terrain on the route. They did great, but are tired tonight and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Here’s Tyler from the June 26 team. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audio-post-2011-07-10-04-21-19.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
The guys descended almost 10,000 ft yesterday from 17,200 ft at high camp down to camp 1 at 7,800 ft. They arrived early this morning and are going to spend the day resting there. There was a blanket of low clouds over the Kahiltna last night keeping the warmth in, and preventing the snow from…