Trip Reports
On Sunday, June 26th, a truly international group of climbers will congregate in Anchorage, Alaska to finalize months of preparation for an expedition that will attempt to climb to the top of the tallest peak in North America. Denali, at 20,320′ (6194m) towers above the very impressive Alaska Range in Southcentral Alaska. Rising 18,000′ vertical…
[slideshow] The perimeters of a comfort zone can be uncomfortable. This isn’t rocket science, but is often something we drift through life unaware of. Often because we never venture farther than the borders of our daily routine. As I sit in an Anchorage city park and watch the wind go through the leaves on a…
Jacob called in this morning to report that they had already moved up to 11,000 ft and are settling in for the day. They got an early start again today, and everybody is moving great and doing really well. They plan to take an acclimatization day tomorrow to let their bodies catch up to the…
The ski team flew into the Alaska Range yesterday, landing at base camp on the S.E. Fork of the Kahiltna glacier. They spent last night at base camp, and will spend most of today going over glacier travel techniques, and getting their kit together. Tonight they will shoulder their packs and start up the Kahiltna…
The June 19th crew is doing great. They are moving at night, due to warm temperatures during the day, to mitigate for squishy conditions on the lower glacier. The plan for today, Friday, is to move to 11,200 camp and take a rest day tomorrow, Saturday. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-24-04-35-501.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
I write this goodbye as I prepare to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with my family. I would like to shout out a big congratulations to them for passing this milestone. I would, also, like to shout out a big congratulations to the members of the Traverse team. It is a Very Big accomplishment…
I write this goodbye as I prepare to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with my family. I would like to shout out a big congratulations to them for passing this milestone. I would, also, like to shout out a big congratulations to the members of the Traverse team. It is a Very Big accomplishment…
Kevin called in this afternoon from 14k camp and says “all is well”. They did a back carry today and picked up the gear they’d cached at 13,500 ft a couple of days ago. Everyone did great and it is a beautiful day as they are making a bit of lunch and enjoying a leisurely…
Jacob called in this morning from 9,800 ft on the Kahiltna glacier at the top of “Ski Hill”. They got up early again this morning and moved camp up the glacier. They’ll spend tonight there and move up to 11,000 ft tomorrow. Everybody is doing great and they are moving right along so…
The June 12th crew moved up to the 14,000 ft camp on June 22nd. Everyone is doing great and they are having good time. It was a bit windy on their move around “Windy Corner”, but that is pretty typical as they climb around the buttress at around 13,500 ft. They’ve settled into…