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2026 AAI Denali West Buttress Expedition Team 4 (May 21 – June 10) Dispatch 2

Sunday, May 24, 2026' at 12:28am
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Guides:

Chad Cochran 

Tali Levin

Ian Peterson

Climbers:

Imogene Sawyer

Melissa Sawyer

Tyler Schwartz 

Paul Balkin

Anne Bergman

Milan Bhakta

Sam Kimball

Christopher Lee

Robert Nigro

Team 4 was able to make it to Camp 1 (7,800′) today. After a hearty dinner, they are looking forward to placing their cache higher up the mountain tomorrow.

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