Preparing for Denali and big mountains Are you thinking about climbing Denali but maybe not sure if you are ready? Don’t be intimidated – it’s a big arctic mountain, but with the right preparation it’s an attainable goal! We realize it can be difficult to determine if you are ready for Denali, so we’ll try…
April 18 – 24, 2020 $4600/skier Join Mountain Trip and Chris Davenport on a ski mountaineering trip into the heart of the Alaska Range! This trip is for experienced backcountry skiers who are looking to take it to the next level. The Alaska Range is glaciated, and provides a huge variety of ski opportunities from…
Waking up slowly in my tent on the slopes on Kilimanjaro, I heard camp beginning to stir. Local guides, porters and climbers started to emerge from their tents dotting the Shira I campsite. From a variety of different directions, the common Swahili greeting “Jambo” was being tossed around. In varying degrees of pre-coffee stupor, some…
Looking for untracked powder, amazing views and spectacular terrain? If so, definitely come check out the backcountry skiing in and around Telluride. It has been incredible so far this season, and it is only looking to get better. With over 67″ of reported snowfall in January and 25″ in February (On The Snow), the…
“Ham and Eggs” By Nick Aiello-Popeo, 2017 While most visitors to the Central Alaska Range toil under heavy loads on Denali’s West Buttress, some of us prefer the relatively-smaller surrounding peaks, with their steeper faces and lighter backpacks. It was during my first trip up Denali in 2010, while flipping through a well-worn guidebook in…
The Dec. 17 Mountain Trip Aconcagua team had a great day of trekking and are now in basecamp. They woke up early this morning and crossed over the Rio Vacas on the backs of the mules, and continued up the valley to basecamp. The team is all doing great and blown away at how…
Join Mountain Trip for our Avalanche Rescue Course — a one day course designed to teach essential avalanche rescue skills. UPCOMING COURSE DATE: TBD If you ski in the resort sidecountry or backcountry in the San Juans, this avalanche rescue course is a great step in continuing to refresh and build your competency. Both you…
Working Your Core The following article was written by Scott Johnston (Uphill Athlete co-founder and coach, co-author of Training for the New Alpinism) for Mountain Trip climbers to understand and execute a proper core strength workout. Whether you are gearing up for a Denali summit, or trying to perfect your winter ski conditioning, Uphill Athlete…
How do you know if you are ready for Mount Everest? By: Bill Allen Himalaya Program Director (3 time Everest Summiter) The difficulty and challenges involved in a Mount Everest climb have, in some spaces, been totally over-hyped with people equating it with a death defying experience only for the most incredible athletes, and in…
Step, kick, stab; step, kick, stab; step, kick, stab—so it goes for the majority of long mountaineering expeditions, for days on end, relentlessly uphill. Above 17,000’ (or even above 14,000′) simple tasks like these— raising your boot to the next foothold, jamming your crampons into the snow, and plunging in your ice axe for security…