Scott Weinstein from our May 18th West Buttress team called in after the team carried supplies to about 13,500′. The route out of camp climbs Motorcycle Hill, the steepest section the climbers have yet encountered. Above Motorcycle Hill the route gets even steeper as it climbs up the next slope, Squirrel Hill. The climbers weave…
DetailsThe team reported after carrying loads up and around “Windy Corner,” to about 13,500′.
Our seventh Denali team of the 2016 season is meeting this morning in Anchorage, Alaska! This team has traveled from afar to joins us in the the Alaska Range. It is really fun to meet new friends with a common interest and a shared goal, and a Denali ascent requires a love of wild places…
Hi Everyone! We wanted to give you a heads up that for the next 72 hours, we might not be able to edit the auto-posted “audio posts” that are generated when our climbing teams call in dispatches from the field. A brief lapse in our website management might result in us not having staff in…
Our Lead Guide Sebastian Grau sent us some more pictures from yesterday afternoon, when the winds at 14,200′ camp abated somewhat, allowing the team to spend some time reviewing skills that they will need to use on the upper mountain. They also took advantage of not having ice blown into their eyes to reinforce the…
Part of our British Contingent called in to update us on today’s work. The team had a rough night with strong gusts of wind, but they still pushed to get their supplies into camp. After a hearty breakfast, they descended about 600′ to the site where they had left their cache a couple days ago. …
We received some photos and a report from our Lead Guide Sebastian Grau, whose team spent a tough night at 14,200′ last night. Seba reported winds of 60-80 mph throughout the night, which destroyed a neighboring guided team’s kitchen tent and made for a rough night’s sleep. Our team worked very hard yesterday, cutting 20-40…
Greetings from sunny Anchorage! It was a great pleasure to share the ropes with our team, who joined us from all over, and we had the relatively rare privilege of having two Anchorage locals along as well (Brent and Mike). We were a fairly large team, but everyone really bonded well and it was not…
Mike Beuerlein called in from 7,800′ with a report that it is, indeed, cold on Denali! The team is at Camp 1, on the broad Kahiltna Glacier, where the weather has been challenging today. Snow has been falling in earnest and the temperatures are chilly! Today, the team climbed up to about 10,200′, where they…
With a very detailed installment of “How The Mountain Turns,” Lead Guide Pablo Puruncajas called in with an update on the resourcefulness of our West Rib team, in the face of really tough weather and conditions. Heavy snow and high winds caused the team to reevaluate their planned route. The approach to the Wets Rib…