Trip Reports
The June 18 team called in from sunny Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) from a “very chill” rest day that is allowing them to recuperate and look ahead to making their move up higher up on the route. Clear skies have this crew hoping that the weather will hold so that they move to…
Mountain Trip lead guide, Harrison Lewis, called in yesterday evening to report that the June 23 team is in high spirits and doing well at Camp 2 11,200 ft (3413 m). The guides and climbers took an “active rest day” to descend back to their gear cache at 9,600 ft. There they unburied the gear…
Cheers to the June 18 team for catching a weather window to move from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) to the cache site at 16,000 ft (4876 m). Mountain Trip lead guide, Jesse Wright, was able to move his team out of camp after a 1-hour weather delay and made excellent time moving up…
Our June 23 Team has successfully ascended from Camp 1 7,800 ft (2377 m) to Camp 2 11,200 ft (3413 m) in white-out conditions. Way to persevere team! This is a big move for any team even in quality weather which has been a rarity on Denali this season. Some guides have called this the…
The June 18 team radioed in live from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) after they spent yesterday retrieving their gear cache above Windy Corner. This was a long hard day for the team so they indulged in some rest and slept in until 10 AM. Following a delicious brunch prepared by our skilled guides…
The June 23 Team is stoked to have arrived at their first official camp on the West Buttress route after heading out of base camp at 3 AM in the midnight light of Denali. They arrived at Camp 1 at 7,800 ft (2377 m) in poor weather but persisted higher up the route to put…
It’s all coming together for lead guide Jesse Wright and his June 18 team who were able to remain strong through the 6-hour climb to Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) in marginal weather. Tap the recording link below to hear Jesse’s full update! It sounds like conditions were challenging around the technical section of…
We finally got the whole team out on Friday June 23 after a rainy, snowy 4 day wait at basecamp. It seemed that if the weather was good in Talkeetna it was bad at basecamp and if it was good at basecamp it was bad in Talkeetna and if it was good at both it…
After thirteen days stuck inside a ping pong ball, we are back in Anchorage with smiling faces and a bit of ice still melting off. While the summit is a common goal, we sometimes forget that success in the mountains is a combination of learning experiences, connecting with new friends, and getting home in good…
Today the members of the June 18th team discovered the origins of the name “windy corner”. Windy corner lived up to its name and the team had to work for the ascent to 13,500′. But the team persevered and cached a load of equipment and supplies, then returned to Camp 2 at 11,200′. Lead guide…