AMS 6/1 Denali led by Wes Bunch and Chris Welch and AMS 6/2 West Rib Denali led by Kai Girard departed together from 14,200' camp this afternoon and are making their way towards basecamp. they are traveling in a AMS pack for maximum good times and to help with trail breaking in fresh snow. They experienced a windy, Windy corner on their way around! All are well. We expect to see them in Talkeetna when the weather clears and the planes can fly in to pick them up.
AMS 6/5, Denali led by Rob Gowler and John Sykes remain at 17,200' high camp today. They continued to fortify their camp with thick snow walls and they have plenty of food and fuel to last well beyond this storm system, which may be effecting the higher elevations on Denali through Monday.
AMS 6/6 Denali: Tyler Armstrong led by Nate Emerson, Lhawang Dhondup and Dave Wade remain at 14,200 today they are poised and ready to make a move higher when the weather clears, they have a strong camp built and ready for any strong winds, so far its been calm at 14,200' camp.
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| Denali climbers traveling down the mountain in high wind conditions. Photo Brian Okonek |
AMS 6/5, Denali led by Rob Gowler and John Sykes remain at 17,200' high camp today. They continued to fortify their camp with thick snow walls and they have plenty of food and fuel to last well beyond this storm system, which may be effecting the higher elevations on Denali through Monday.
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| Building camp and snow walls in an incoming storm on Denali photo: Brian Okonek |
AMS 6/6 Denali: Tyler Armstrong led by Nate Emerson, Lhawang Dhondup and Dave Wade remain at 14,200 today they are poised and ready to make a move higher when the weather clears, they have a strong camp built and ready for any strong winds, so far its been calm at 14,200' camp.
AMS 6/8 Denali led by Larry Holmgren remain at 14,200' and when weather allows will move to high camp, 17,200'. they ware having a good time at 14,200' while they wait.
AMS 6/11 Denali: Old Men Jimpy Team led by Adam Fabrikant, Aili Farquhar and Jim Williams are doing well at 14,200' they are having a good time with the other AMS climbers and acclimatization is going well. AMS guide Adam reports that they can hear the winds roaring up high but at 14,200' it is calm and they have very light to no wind in camp today.
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| The 6/11 Old Men Jimpy Team and 6/2 West Rib teams yesterday at 14,200' |
AMS 6/12 Denali led by Josh Hoeschen and Chelsea Bomba remain at 11,200' camp today and are looking forward to moving higher when the weather clears.
AMS 6/14 Denali: Duncan Team led by Mark Postle, Mike Gardner, Curtis Green and Simon Frez-Albrecht are at 11,200' camp, all is well!
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| " Make the block, this big"... |
AMS 6/15 Denali led by Mike Hamill, Jimmy Voorhis and Emma Lyddan moved to 9600', camp one last night. They plan to move to 11,200' tomorrow.
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| Traveling in whiteout, snowstorm conditions climbers can barely be seen in the distance. |
