Adventure Blog

We haul half loads up the exceptionally steep Motorcycle Hill to Windy Corner today and cache the gear around 13000′ and return to 11200′ Camp for the night.

29-63deg w blue skies today & windy. My hat was blown off thrice despite the strap. Lloyd lost one of his sleeping mats to the wind.

Today was easier than yest w lighter load. Still feel strong, but starting to feel cumulative effects. Don’t usually blister, but have from downhill run yest

We are done moving for the day & have a couple of hours work digging out tent sites & building ice walls. I’ll blog more about today after the work is done.

Relocating from camp 1 at 7.8k up to camp 2 at 11.2k today. We are moving out soon. Should be an wasy day w. 25lb pack & 43lb sled.

Monster avalanche in valley we are camped in. It’s a big valley so we were safe, but the power was impressive. It sent a plume of spray up hundreds of feet.

Getting many weather questions. Dramatic changes make it hard to dress for Denali. Last 24 hrs has ranged 10 to 71 deg. Clear blue skies, brutal sun & windy.

Back at 7k Camp. Lloyd our token Englishman set the pace by practically jogging down the MTN. Had a beautiful hike down through postcard scenery. I feel good

Have buried the gear at 11k camp & are heading down ski hill. Last year, legs were burning, gasping for air and suffering. This year was a comfortable stroll

This is the hill that destroyed me last year and got me voted off the island. Not this time! We reached the cache point & decided to go all the way to Camp 2

The team is geared up, roped in and moving out. You can follow our progress at