Trip Reports
Mountain Trip is thrilled to welcome a team of climbers from around the globe to our May 14, 2016 Denali expedition. The team met in Anchorage yesterday, first partaking in an orientation provided by our three guides. Our guides then checked all the clothing and equipment that each climber brought to Alaska, to ensure that…
Our guide Kyle Bates called in from 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team had a great day of traveling up the vast body of ice as they started their ascent up Denali. The weather has been HOT, with intense sunshine during the day. Lead Guide Joe Butler reported in a phone call this afternoon…
The May 6th team called in to report that they had a great day carrying loads up Motorcycle Hill and Squirrel Hill the steepest sections of the route to date, and successfully cached them on the far side of the notorious Windy Corner. It was a warm day, with clear skies and HUGE views (hard…
Grant Maughan called in today’s update from the beautiful 11,200′ camp. The team slept in a bit this morning, ate a hearty breakfast and then actually dropped downhill to start their work day. A couple of days earlier, they had deposited a cache of supplies below this camp, when they made their first “double carry”…
It was a beautiful day for a hike above Basecamp! After another delicious breakfast, we headed down the glacier and up the West side of the Khumbu Valley to a little 18,000ft high point overlooking Everest base camp and with amazing views of the upper slopes of Mount Everest. It looked like a pretty windy…
The May 12 private Denali West Rib Expedition has officially made it safely to the Last Frontier! The team met up in Anchorage and is now en route to Talkeetna where they will soon catch a plane to the Kahiltna Glacier to begin their ascent of this demanding route. Denali’s West Rib is a serious mountaineering objective, not to be taken…
The May 11th group of Denali hopefulls, Mountain Trip’s second Denali expedition of the season, has just successfully arrived at Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier. Lead guide Joe Butler called in to headquarters on behalf of his group, which includes Bob Baker, who has taken several trips on Denali with Mountain Trip over the years. Joe said…
It was a rest day at Mountain Trip Base Camp today. Spending time resting, recovering, and acclimating here at our base camp is an inevitable part of any Everest Expedition. We keep ourselves entertained in a variety of ways, and the days actually seem to go by pretty quickly here. We’ll generally have breakfast shortly…
Mountain Trip’s May 6 Denali West Buttress Expedition called in with an update from Camp 1. Unfortunately, due to weather, the team is hunkered down at camp with a forecast of high winds and a lot of snow. In the meantime, the team is loading up on calories before they head further up the mountain,…
Mountain Trip’s May 11 WB Team is packed and ready to head to Talkeetna. Bob Baker, a Denali veteran, will be climbing with a guide team lead by Joe Butler. Today the team reviewed all of their equipment (lots!) and discussed the logistics of the 22 day climb. Hopefully everyone will enjoy a good night…