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2025 AAI Denali West Buttress Expedition / Team 1 / May 8 – May 28 / Dispatch 12

Tuesday, May 27, 2025' at 4:15am
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Guides:

Andy Stephen

Mike Morris

Climbers:

Brandon Rabun

Matthew Cobler-Lichter 

Simon Harries 

Pratyay Poddar

Pete Capon

Team 1 reported in with a message today:

“The team made it to 17k, but couldn’t go any higher on this trip. We spent a day resting at 14 k, then headed down to basecamp. We are now sitting at camp 1 in a big snowstorm, and hoping the weather will clear tomorrow morning to make it to basecamp and back to civilization.”

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