Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hahn & Team Carry to 16,200’
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Calvin Jiricko, Bailey Servais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 14,200'
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Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 10:28 pm PT
Today was the day for us to get up on the West Buttress. But it was the day for everybody else to get up on the West Buttress too. We had no choice but to climb in a crowd. That said, it was a crowd of pretty nice folks all around. We didn’t try to be the first out of camp, there was no desire to race anybody. We had a leisurely breakfast and geared up in time to leave by around 10 AM. There were perhaps thirty climbers ahead of us and thirty behind. The storm and waiting for snow to stabilize had put everybody on the same schedule. The downside of that was that we couldn’t go at our own pace, the upside was that we didn’t have to break trail. Patience was the word of the day and that paid off for us. It was neither cold nor windy and we could afford to be patient. The entire team did just fine on the much anticipated “fixed rope” section and then we topped out on the ridge at 16,200 ft, shattering altitude records for Bailey, Calvin, Rahul and Frederick. We cached our food and fuel and got down to camp by 5 PM. Tomorrow will be a rest and recovery day and we’ll be keeping fingers crossed for Dom Cifelli’s RMI team to ring the summit bell.
- RMI Guide Dave Hahn
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Comments (8)
Congratulations to Rahul and team on breaking those altitude records!! The SPI team is cheering you on as you go even higher and reach the summit. Wishing everyone a safe and successful expedition :)
Posted by: Scarlett on
Je vous soutiens en pensée et je vous souhaite une ascension qui marquera à jamais votre Vie
Posted by: Claudette.groleau on
Congratulations Rahul and team! Incredible!!!
Posted by: Lawrence Chan on
Great job, team! So proud of all of you! May you get some physical recovery today and may the weather be on your side for the next several days to support a successful and safe summit and decent!
Posted by: Shannon on
Congratulations to Rahul and the entire team! What an incredible milestone at 16,200 ft — shattering records and pushing limits together. So proud of you, my love! ❤️
Posted by: Anusha on
Congrats on shattering altitude records! Hope to hear about more!
Posted by: Kari Servais on
Nice progress today! Congrats and keep it up!
Joe
Posted by: Joe Cunningham on
Great updates! Congratulations to those who shattered their altitude records. Especially my dear friend Rahul!
Best wishes for rest of the expedition!
Posted by: Rajith on