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Denali West Buttress Expedition Team 5 (May 27 – June 16, 2018) Dispatch from June 5th

Thursday, June 7, 2018' at 3:35pm
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Guides:

Higinio Gonzalez
Will Gordon
Lindsey Hamm

Climbers:

Dara Stilger Griggs
Neil Reisinger
Justin Kile
Alex Pancoe
Matthew Herbein
Aaron Gardner
Sharon Marston
Jonathan Blinstrub
Andreas Czymoch

Team 5 enjoyed another rest day yesterday. Similar to Team 4, the strong winds and extremely low temperatures prompted the team to give their legs more time to recover and increase acclimatization. Weather dependent, they will move to High Camp/Camp 4 (17,200ft) today.

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