Trip Reports

May 22 Team Caches at 10,200′

We didn’t get a call in report from the team yesterday, but they did report that they successfully put in a cache at 10,200′ (3108m). Caching is an expedition style of climbing that allows teams to lighten their loads as well as acclimatize to the altitude. The team choses food, fuel, and gear that they won’t…

May 8 Team Chilling at High Camp

Patrick updates us from High Camp today. The team has been there for a few days now, waiting for that perfect weather window! Thus far, high winds have prevented them from a summit attempt. But it looks like Saturday will bring more favorable conditions. Sitting at High Camp is not exactly glorious. But the team…

May 18 Team Moves to Camp 3

Lead guide Jason Denley reports the team has successfully moved to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). The team is moving strong and doing a great job as they climb North America’s highest peak. Getting to Camp 3 is always pretty exciting. As you leave Camp 2, the terrain starts to get more challenging, the views…

May 11 Team Moves to High Camp

The May 11 team packed up from Camp 3 yesterday. They ascended 1,000′ to the bergschrund below the fixed lines. A berschrund is where the glacier meets steep ice and sloughs dramatically away from it creating a gaping crevasse. Here, the team attached their ascender to their harness and to the rope (fixed line). They…

May 8 Team Rest Day at High Camp

Guide Maddy Crowell calls in to update us from High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m). As I explained in the report yesterday, you can be ready to go for the summit but there are a lot of variables to be considered. Yesterday the team was waiting out some cold temps (a wind chill on the summit…