Trip Reports
Hi everyone, Aaron here with the final dispatch from the May 11 expedition. Id like to thank Wilco, Peter, Fred, Rob, Robert, and Melle for coming out and climbing with us. We had a great trip filled with tough weather and a long stay at 14 camp. The team flew in on time and made…
Climber Ross Jobson called in for the Mountain Trip May 29 Denali West Buttress team, who have reached camp at 14,200′ on the route. They will spend at least one full day and night at 14-Camp to acclimate to the thinner air and high elevation before tackling the upper mountain. Here’s a recent photo of…
Great climbing, great weather, great spirits for the May 22 Denali West Buttress Team! Climber Tim Spencer called in to update those following along at home that the team has reached High Camp at 17,200′, their final stop before the summit at 20,320′. Although their legs are tired from the ascent, they seem eager to…
Mountain Trip guide Brian Kramp called in for Shan’s May 28 Denali West Buttress Trip who are camped out at 11,200′. They spent yesterday “back carrying,” or hiking back down to retrieve their cache, and they now have all of their gear with them back up at 11,200′. Next, today (6/6) they plan to carry…
We’ll continue our regularly-scheduled trip report for the June 2 team below, but’s definitely worth noting here that the team’s Mountain Trip guides (Bill Allen, Karl Welter and Erin Laine) were extensively involved in an intense crevasse rescue effort, to which they were the first on-scene. Here’s the official press release from the National Park…
Mountain Trip appreciates the trust and support of our climbers and another team of adventurers have chosen to join us in Anchorage today, to finalize their preparations to attempt the West Buttress route on North America’s highest peak – Denali, which soars to an elevation of 20,310 feet, a full 18,000′ above the surrounding landscape.…
Although most of you have already heard from your friends and family on the May 15 Denali West Buttress trip, who have returned to Talkeetna after a challenging few weeks on the glacier, here’s one final trip dispatch from guide Josh Garner: We’re back in Talkeetna after 19 days in the Alaska Range, the May…
It sounds like guide Brian Muller convinced someone else to call in this update. Guide Nick Nason gave us an update on the Mountain Trip May 27 West Buttress expedition, who are camped at 14-Camp after caching at 15,300′. The team had nice weather on their climb, with a few passing clouds to mitigate the…
Guide Brian Kramp called in a short update for Shan’s May 28 Denali West Buttress expedition. Yesterday, June 4, the team took a rest day at 11,200′-Camp after a strenuous day moving up from Camp One to Camp Two via the infamous Ski Hill, that can feel as hot as a frying pan with strong…
Guide Adam Smith of the May 19 team called in from High Camp at 17,200′ on the West Buttress route, the final camp before the push to the summit of Denali at 20,320′! Aparna, Linda and guides have been making great, steady progress up the route, and enjoyed clear, sunny weather up the fixed lines…