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Published Tuesday, 12th June 2018

After a delicious breakfast of pancakes, the team set off early on Day 5 to carry half of their kit and stores which would be cached at Camp 2. This proved to be a testing day for them, moving slowly in snow shoes over very steep ground and resting for 10 minutes every hour. They reached Camp 2 in g...

Published Tuesday, 12th June 2018

Team Denali took in some dramatic scenery during the 40-minute trip from Talkeetna to Base Camp. They flew over mountains that got bigger and bigger, and ever more remote. The 6-seater planes landed on an airfield which was only about 50 metres wide and on a steep incline. Surrounded by cliffs and p...

Team Denali Update - Day 7:

Published Monday, 11th June 2018

The team have had a tough day today due to treacherous weather conditions. They left Camp 3 at 11,200ft earlier to pick up the cache they left near Kahiltna Pass. They have been moving slowly, continuously roped-up and wearing snow-shoes, in near white-out conditions. Jonnie stayed behind to take a ...

Update from Team Denali:

Published Sunday, 10th June 2018

Yesterday (Day 5) the team carried loads up a long hill on the Kahiltna Glacier known as “Ski Hill.” They continued north to a spot just below Kahiltna Pass, a low point between Denali and the long, westernmost ridgeline of the Alaska Range that includes the peaks Kahiltna Dome and Mount Foraker...

Published Friday, 8th June 2018

An excited team loaded up their Air Taxi a couple of hours later than originally planned due to poor weather conditions. They were able to enjoy the spectacular and dramatic scenery as they headed to the Kahiltna Glacier where they would be establishing their base camp and preparing for the mammoth ...

Published Thursday, 7th June 2018

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Team Denali: Day 3 - Talkeetna

Published Thursday, 7th June 2018

"Life is like a mountain.... hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top." The team set off early on Day 3 for the 3 hour drive to Talkeetna where they have unloaded, organised, and weighed all of their equipment and supplies in preparation for the flight to the glacier. Everyone has regi...

Team Denali: Interview on BFBS Radio

Published Thursday, 7th June 2018

With only hours to go before the start of the Mt Denali summit attempt Rachel Cochrane from BFBS Radio had a quick chat with Rich and Joe in Alaska to see how they were getting on. Rachel tweeted: "An incredible challenge. @65degnorth are a team of 5 men on a mission to change the perception of phys...

Team Denali - Day 2

Published Wednesday, 6th June 2018

The team arrived in Anchorage more than 24 hours after setting off from home. They settled in to their hotel for the night but some of the team had difficulty sleeping due to the time difference and jet lag, which causes fatigue, insomnia, and other symptoms as a result of air travel across time zon...

Team Denali - Day 1

Published Tuesday, 5th June 2018

Months of training and preparation are at an end and the team are now on a plane heading for Alaska. 65 Degrees North Patron Jonathan Thomson met them at Heathrow Airport to wish them all good luck for their Denali summit attempt. Despite the 20-hour journey they had ahead of them, Team Denali were ...

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