Trip Reports
The June 10 team carried a load of food, fuel, and gear up to 10,200 ft today where they “cached” it in a deep hole in the snow. They’ll bury it over a meter deep to keep the Ravens from digging into it and mark it with a large wand so they can find it…
The June 12 Team got up early this morning (2am Alaska Time), packed up camp and moved on up to Camp 1. Teams will often move at night, or early in the morning on the lower Kahiltna Glacier this time of year to avoid the heat of the day and travel when the snow surface…
Our June 4 Denali Team had a beautiful day climbing to up over 16,000 ft to put a cache of food and fuel in place today. They’re planning a rest/acclimatization day for tomorrow and then they’ll be ready to move on up to high camp. They’ve been enjoying some beautiful weather and are hoping for…
The June 7th Denali team cached some food, fuel, and gear at 13,500 ft above the infamous “Windy Corner” today. They are enjoying some really nice weather and had a good day on the hill today. They’ll plan to move on up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft tomorrow. Everyone is doing great, Emma had…
The June 10th Team made their cache up at 10,200 ft today and are enjoying a beautiful evening in camp! They are doing great and moving right along, planning to move up to Camp 2 (11,000 ft) tomorrow. Here’s Brian and Sulaiman with the evening expedition dispatch from Camp 1: recording
The June 12 Denali West Buttress team is in Talkeetna on a beautiful day and ready to fly into basecamp! They will stop by the National Park Service office and check in, then head over to the local airstrip and await their flight to the glacier. It’s looking good and they should be spending the…
Brad Foreman called in from our June 4th West Buttress team. Today, they took a planned rest, acclimatization and skills day at 14,200′ (4328m). The plan is to climb up onto the West Buttress proper tomorrow and place a cache on the ridge leading up to High Camp. Everyone is in great spirits and they…
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in from 7200′ (2195m) on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. His update was unfortunately cut short when the satellite phone dropped his call, but we’ll fill you all in on the team’s plan. Today, they spent the day reviewing skills relative to glacier travel, such as how to…
With a belly full of pulled pork tacos, Stephane Mayer called in to give us a quick update from 11,200′ (3414m), the site of our June 7th team’s Camp 2. They rested today and reviewed some skills that the team will need to have at the ready for the coming days. Stephane reports that the…
A group of climbers from around the world have gathered in Anchorage to forge themselves into a team that will attempt to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali, at 20,310 feet (6190 m), is arguably the hardest of the famed Seven Summits, due in part to it’s location just south of the Arctic…