West Rib Team Holds at Camp
The winds picked up and the team hunkered down at camp today. They will be observing the weather closely and waiting for an opportunity to continue ascending. Here’s Dave with today’s report: recording
Trip Reports
June 20 Team Resting and Acclimating at 14,200 ft
The June 20 Denali team is resting and acclimatizing at the 14,200 ft camp today. They are watching a bit of a storm blow through and preparing to climb up with their next cache tomorrow if weather cooperates. Here’s the evening dispatch:
June 22nd team Moved into Camp 3
Nate called in from the June 22nd team as they settled in to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today. They’ve been enjoying beautiful weather up until now and are expecting a bit of wind and snow for a couple of days. Everyone is having fun and doing great. Here’s Nate with the evening dispatch from…
Team Snyder at 14,200 ft and heading down
Nick called in from “Team Snyder” this evening with the update. They reached a high point at over 16,000 ft today and are going to start down the mountain over the next few days. They are all doing great and in good spirits, but decided they were at their high point and it was time…
West Rib team taking a rest day
The West Rib team is at their high camp and taking a rest/acclimatization day before heading to the summit. They are enjoying beautiful views, checking the forecasts, and watching the weather hoping to get a shot at the summit in the next couple of days. Here’s Fischer with the update from Balcony Camp:
June 17 Team in High Camp after reaching the summit today!
Kristin called to check in from high camp this evening. Everyone is back from a great summit day and resting in their tents for the night. They’ll begin the descent to basecamp tomorrow. Here’s Kristin back from the summit:
June 22nd Denali Team Checks in from Camp 2 (11,000 ft)
The June 22nd team checked in this evening from Camp 2 at 11,000ft. They’ve been having some trouble getting a call out on their satellite phone, but they’re back in business and will continue to call in dipsatches each day if possible. Jesse made the call this evening and reported that everyone is doing great…
June 20 Denali team moves up to 14,200 ft camp
The June 20 Team moved on up to the 14,200 ft camp today and are enjoying the views and settling into their home for the next few days. Here’s Steve with the evening dispatch from 14,200ft:
West Rib Team at Balcony Camp
The West Rib team climbed up to high camp today through some fun ice and mixed terrain. They are settled in at high camp now at about 16,500 ft and are enjoying dinner and birthday celebrations for guide Matt Park! They’re watching the weather closely now and will go for the summit from here in…
Aparna Summits Denali – Her 7th Summit!
Great job Aparna! Aparna Kumar called in from the summit of Denali, as she completed her goal to climb each of the famed Seven Summits! Lead Guide Sebastian “Seba” Grau Kunhardt leads off the phone call from 20,310′ above North America. Tenacity won the day today, as Aparna has been thwarted from previous attempts to…