The Russian-Chinese Team Summits Denali, North America's Tallest Peak, in 22 Days – Achieving the Feat Without Guides, Porters, or Medications, Utilizing the West Buttress (Standard) Route.
Training: alpine walk + cardio + endurance
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Two of us did 5 laps of BCMC trail today. 9 hours, 4.2 km total elevation gain (that's total gain of our Denali route). Vera's first time to gain so much in one go!
248 days to Day 1 (1st attempt) 千里之行,始於足下 "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - Chinese proverb Today determined coordinates of all camps on West Buttress route: 7K Base Camp 8K Ski Hill camp 10K Intermediate camp 11K Motorcycle Hill camp 14K Basin camp 17K High camp
In the morning, we had breakfast and packed. The packs got even heavier (as always). On descent, despite having done it before, my crampons got loose and came off. So, I had to stop on the rope and adjust them. The 14K camp welcomed us by having free food that the commercial team was giving away - they were leaving without summiting (gave up on Zebra rocks). One of the three concerns (descending fixed rope with heavy packs) is now off the list. Tomorrow, we'll be tackling Windy Corner and Squirrel Hill. We'll be picking up the second cached sled at the 11K camp, and then it will be a worry-free walk to the Base. Read more details by Vera here .
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
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