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2026 AAI Denali West Buttress Expedition Team 5 (May 26 – June 15) Dispatch 4

Friday, May 29, 2026' at 8:08pm
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Guides:

George Bieker

Ross Erickson

Isabelle Wassile

Climbers:

Jae Song

Patrick Steele-Idem

Lindsay Steele-Idem

John Bartolic

Tyson Head

Leli Tikk

Ruobing Yang

David Nelson

Aaron Walker

Team 5 sent a message today that they are settled in at Camp 1 (7,800′) and plan to move to Camp 2 (11,000′) tomorrow. They are all excited about moving up the mountain, and they have an early start tomorrow.

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