Trip Reports
May 7 Team guide, Dodge, sends us an upbeat Mother’s Day dispatch after enjoying a hot meal cooked on isobutane stoves from the camp kitchen – did you know we dig these out of the snow with carved tables and benches?! There is usually a tarp shelter placed over the kitchen and it serves as…
Update from guide Chris Dickson, after safely navigating the May 8 Team through a wild white-out between Camp 1 7800′ ft (2378 m) and Camp 2 11,200 ft (3414 m) on Mother’s Day! This elevation zone is a common “weather sink” that can be completely cloud-covered while Denali’s famed “14 camp” can be bathed in sunshine…
We are so happy to hear an update from May 10th team climber & new mother Jiaojiao Qu on Mother’s Day! It’s not every year a new mother is climbing the tallest peak in North America on this holiday but, to our team, it’s “the greatest Mother’s Day gift to be on Denali today!” Jiaojiao…
Richard Quintiliani called in a great update from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is doing great and moved out of Base Camp this morning after a tasty breakfast and a slightly delayed start, due to modest snowfall that came down early in the morning. They packed up their tents and left all…
Marcus Bailado called in after the team made a carry of supplies up to just below the site of their next camp at 11,000 feet. If you continue to follow the team’s progress, you’ll see this repeated at higher camps as well. When climbers pack up about half their food, fuel and extra gear and…
Graeme updated us with a really descriptive update from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. He nicely explained how the team moved a portion of their kit up glacier before returning to Camp 1 for the evening. The process of carrying high and then sleeping low also helps build acclimatization for higher…
Patrick Ruben called in a report from the team’s Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. Despite a forecast for snow, the team was able to carry loads of supplies up to about 10,200 feet under blue skies! Today was what we call a “carry day” and the team “made a carry” of…
A very warm welcome to the May 13 West Buttress Team! We are so excited to climb alongside this team of folks on their journey up North America’s highest peak. We acknowledge that for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and years spent in…
Lead Guide Logan Demarcus called in from Base Camp! The team was fortunate to catch the last flight of the evening into Base Camp and spent today reviewing skills that they will need to employ in the coming days as they begin their ascent of the West Buttress of Denali. Base Camp is located on…
Patrick Lane called in from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the expansive Kahiltna Glacier. The team took advantage of light winds to move about five miles up glacier from Base Camp in otherwise snowy conditions. The lack of wind made all the difference for the crew. Departing Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of…