Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 descended to Camp 3 (14,200') to pack up their gear for the long trip back to Basecamp (7,200'). They plan on walking all night and hope to be at Basecamp in the morning so they can fly off the glacier. Happy Father's Day to all Dads and Fathers out there!
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 has officially reached the summit of Denali! They enjoyed better weather conditions and returned to High Camp late on Saturday. Tomorrow they will move down the mountain, and plan to check in later.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 took another rest day at High Camp today, waiting out some more windy weather. They are hoping that tomorrow is better conditions.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
After the Guides of Team 4 assisted in a rescue this morning, they decided to take a rest day at High Camp (17,200'). They plan on making a summit attempt if the weather is cooperative tomorrow. Listen in for some special shoutouts!
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 has successfully made it to High Camp (17,200')! They had decent weather today and are hoping that continues for the next couple of days for a summit attempt.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Team 3 is back at Camp 3 (14,200'). They summited successfully yesterday, June 13th, and began their descent shortly after! They are now taking a few hours to rest and fuel up for the rest of the descent. They hope to be at Basecamp to fly off the mountain tomorrow.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 called in from Camp 3 (14,200') today. They took a rest day today and plan to move up the mountain tomorrow! Happy Birthday to Marc-Andre's wife!
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 spent the day placing a cache above the fixed lines at about 16,000'. They returned to Camp 3 (14,200') and are now in position to make a summit attempt, once a weather window becomes available.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Team 3 had a good rest day at High Camp (17,200') today. The weather is looking favorable and they plan to make a summit attempt tomorrow!
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 took plenty of time to rest and recover at Camp 3 (14,200') today, amidst some stormy weather. They also prepared to place a cache up the mountain tomorrow by practicing skills they will need to ascend the fixed lines.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Team 3 is at High Camp (17,200') enduring some windy conditions, but taking advantage of the down time to prepare for a summit attempt.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Team 3 made it to High Camp (17,200') today! They plan on taking a rest day tomorrow.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Today, Team 4 back-carried their cache from about 13,600' and brought it to their current camp at Camp 3 (14,200'). Tomorrow they plan to practice skills they will need to ascend the fixed lines. Happy birthday to Florian!
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 made it to Camp 3 (14,200')! They had a big day moving through some windy weather, but tomorrow should be a little more relaxed when they retrieve the cache they placed a couple days ago.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Today, Team 3 was able to move up the fixed lines and place a cache at 16,000' to help them in their move to High Camp. Listen in for a shoutout from one of the crew.
Guides:
Will Gordon
Tali Levin
Adam Gellman
Climbers:
Christoph Gauss
Cornel Arnet
Marc Andre Bumann
Elmar Zurbriggen
Rudolf Riedl
Maria Camila Ramirez
Alexandra Haudemann-Andersen
Florian Huehne
Ramon Waldvogel
Team 4 called in from Camp 2 (11,000') today. The weather kept them from moving up the mountain, but they took the opportunity to spend some time resting. If the weather is good, they hope to move to Camp 3 tomorrow.
Guides:
Gloria Roe
Kyle Pratt
Ross Erickson
Climbers:
Justin Einstein
Andrew Packo
Erik Christiansen
Jago Trasler
Cailyn Guo
Juergen Jankovits
Balasz Szili
Micky Campbell
Team 3 woke up today to some windy weather and decided that they would take a weather day today. They enjoyed hanging out at camp and hope to move up the fixed lines tomorrow.
