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Team Denali: Latest Update - Patiently Waiting...

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...

Published Saturday, 16th June 2018

https://youtu.be/OtffTgIH4G4 Team Denali live from Camp 4 (4328m) where they were preparing for a blizzard and heavy snow which had been forecast by The National Park Services. ...

Denali: Day 10 - Breaking Trail

Published Friday, 15th June 2018

The team did a back-carry to collect their cache near Windy Corner, which completely lived up to it's name, on Day 10! They had to contend with 15 to 30 mph winds, but reasonably clear skies and sunshine kept it warm enough to make the move. The strong winds meant the team had to break trail through...

Team Denali: Day 9 - Move to Camp 4!

Published Thursday, 14th June 2018

The team woke early on Day 9 and were greeted by blue skies and sunshine. However, there were lots of very high clouds which meant strong winds higher up the mountain and it was touch and go as to whether the team would move from Camp 3. In the end they decided to go for it and they prepared for the...

Team Denali: Days 7 & 8

Published Wednesday, 13th June 2018

The team left camp early on Day 7 to pick up the cache they left near Kahiltna Pass. They had a tough day due to treacherous and near white-out conditions. The poor visibility meant the team had to move slowly and were roped-up the entire time. Jonnie stayed behind to take a rest day as he'd had a p...

Published Tuesday, 12th June 2018

https://youtu.be/boG9yqes7o0 Brendan explains his reasons for taking on this mammoth challenge and shares some of the thoughts that are running through his head as he climbs the highest peak in North America: "... We hope to summit as a team, but there are other reasons why we are climbing this moun...

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