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2026 AAI Denali West Buttress Expedition Team 3 (May 16 – June 5) Dispatch 9

Wednesday, May 27, 2026' at 10:09pm
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Guides:

Ian McEleney

Amity Krause

Ryan Harris

Climbers:

Frank Hennessy 

Lauren Hennessy 

Peter Kemp 

Lavendera Gonzalo 

Christopher Queen 

Sejpal Amar 

Yifei Bao 

Xuyang Wang

Yi Zhou

Today, Team 3 was able to practice skills they will need to move higher up the mountain above 14 Camp (14,200′). They hope to use those skills tomorrow to move up the fixed lines and place a cache.

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