Denali 2018

Irina Zisman, a member of the group of the 7 Summits Club, the program "Climb Denali»:

This time we come back without the summit ... weather and local orders were not on our side. Now emotions have settled, we are  in fighting mood ! I will definitely go back to Denali!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Hello, friends! We are continuing our expedition to Denali. It came already in the final stage. Today we worked hard and moved to the assault camp. On the way we took the depot. We had to walk for a long time, because backpacks were too heavy - 25 pounds plus. But now we can safely live here for a few days. But the plan is not to delay. Tomorrow we will have a little rest and the day after tomorrow we plan to climb to the summit.

  The weather is still promised to be good. If we hadn't promised for long – we would have gone tomorrow. And so there is a chance to rest a little more, to accumulate strength and already with new forces to reach the highest point.

 Best regards!

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Our friend, the Ecuadorian guide Edgar Parra, coming down from the top of Denali, filmed our group led by guide Artem Rostovtsev..

 Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club.

We finally moved up to the high camp. The weather here in the mountains is like the weather in mountains. For 20 minutes, the temperature can change from plus twenty to minus twenty. But we have learned to exist in these conditions. Moving and arrangement of the camp - this is our work. We all like it very much. Some members even hope to lose weight. ... Plans...to take a little rest and move higher. The summit is waiting.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Denali 2018. The team is in full combat readiness (low start) before leaving for the glacier Kahiltna. We fly fed, equipped - in white snow fields. For the first couple of days, the weather is not very good, but we will be on top. So there is no reason to worry.

Mikhail Kornev, a member of the group: the Rangers were tortured with instructions. Nothing can be done, their mountain - their rules.

We leave in three hours. Our team is excellent, the mood is great.

Artem Rostovtsev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Our Denali expedition started. Yesterday, late in the evening, our entire Russian-Brazilian group finally gathered in Anchorage.  By the night we managed to recover, shake up the equipment, plan the morning purchases. This morning we are already moving towards our goal - Denali. We take radio with us to listen to football broadcasts.