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Team Denali: Spectacular Views at High Camp!

Published Sunday, 24th June 2018

Team Denali enjoyed some spectacular views at High Camp (17,200 feet) and a much-needed rest day to recover from the challenging climb. The temperature dropped to around -25°C to -30°C during the night and the team layered-up in all their kit to stay warm! Despite the cold and exhaustion, morale i...

Published Saturday, 23rd June 2018

Team Denali finally got the weather break they were hoping for on Day 18! Many of the other groups at Camp 4 cut their losses and descended due to lack of time, but despite food stores starting to run low the team are feeling strong and are determined to battle on and continue with their summit atte...

Published Friday, 22nd June 2018

The team have got the weather break they were hoping for and are now on their way to High Camp (5243m) They have a massive 10-hour slog ahead of them, carrying all the kit and equipment they need with them. Thank you for all the messages of support which are a huge source of motivation for them... T...

Team Denali: Day 16 - Update from Rich

Published Thursday, 21st June 2018

Latest update from Rich: "Ok - there maybe a slight break in the weather for us! We have a possible chance to move to High Camp (17,200ft) on Friday morning. There looks to be a small gap in the ‘low weather’ forecast and the winds should drop for a short period.. It’s too early yet to make an...

Published Wednesday, 20th June 2018

A break in the weather on Day 15 meant Team Denali were able to get out of their tents and enjoy the spectacular views of the mountains surrounding them - Camp 4 sits in the expansive Genet Basin where the walls come up on 3 sides, almost a vertical mile, all around them. The wind calmed down and th...

Published Tuesday, 19th June 2018

https://youtu.be/AzTuNoHNIss A stormy couple of days on Denali has caused a complete shut down of climbers both ascending and descending. Team Denali is still hunkered down at Camp 4 (14 Camp), patiently waiting for the storm to abate. They are eating well and relaxing, and trying to maintain some f...

Team Denali: Update - Day 13

Published Monday, 18th June 2018

The team had a day of storms as expected, and a low 'eye-of-the-hurricane' kind of storm has kept them in their tents, which is frustrating but they all remain in high spirits! Strong winds are kicking up again with gusts of up to 100 kmph (60 mph) forecast and they are expecting heavy snow, upwards...

Published Sunday, 17th June 2018

https://youtu.be/lf0aXKuf9Pk Ever wondered what the team snack on during an extreme challenge? Whilst Team Denali are riding out the storm at Camp 4 Jonnie takes some time to prepare his snack bags... ...

Team Denali: And the Storm Hits - Scott

Published Saturday, 16th June 2018

https://youtu.be/7exrk73xJYo Despite the strong winds and heavy snowfall team morale remains high! ...

Latest Update from Team Denali:

Published Saturday, 16th June 2018

Rich has reported that the violent storm throughout the night has destroyed some of the tents and equipment: "I guess that's why Denali is one of the toughest challenges on Earth... temperatures have plummeted to -20°C and conditions are pretty extreme at the mo. The team are digging out the tent a...

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