Denali – to the High Camp

Written By: sean on June 4, 2014 No Comment

Monday was a big day for Team Zulu/Maxidor. They were able to finally leave their sleds and put on backpacks filled with supplies for the summit bid and then climbed the headwall to approximately 16,700ft (5090m). The headwall is a 800ft, 40-degree ice slope fixed with two ropes (one up, one down). They cached gear and supplies and then returned to Basin Camp to recover and have a good, long sleep. Sean said that they have been climbing in snow everyday – it’s been very heavy going but the team’s spirits are up, they’ve been eating well and are feeling strong.

They left on Tuesday midday for the High Camp 17,060ft (5185m).