Denali

This year, we organized our Pride Hike Europe once again, this time in the stunning Berchtesgaden National Park. With the generous support of our official sponsor, Osprey Europe, each participant…

On the fourteenth day, we finally descended two camps down. We were fortunate with sunny weather, allowing us to fully appreciate the beauty of the West Buttress ridge. I was…

On the thirteenth day, the moment finally arrived: we made the last preparations for the summit attempt. Teams around us were either preparing or had already begun ascending, with the…

On the eleventh day, we started to ascend to the final high camp. We left very late, slowly melted the ice, boiled water, had breakfast, warmed up in the sun,…

On the tenth day, good news finally arrived: the warm front was almost over, and the wind had already weakened. Tomorrow and the day after should be ideal for climbing…

On the ninth day the weather improved a little and all three of us made a short acclimatization trip towards the ridge. I felt great today, completely acclimatized. If only…

We spent the entire sixth day resting in a tent on the mountain. Joseph still had a headache, and if it persisted into the next day, he might need to…

After resting the entire previous day (fortunately, it was sunny, making it warm in the tent), unpacking our things, and caching most of our food and clothing under the snow…

When we woke up, it was snowing heavily, with visibility reduced to zero. Even the closest tents were barely discernible. The weather forecast indicated improvement by the afternoon, so we…