June 26 Team – SUMMIT!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the entire June 26th team! They worked very hard to reach the top of North America today. Listen as each climbers gives a shout out from what many consider the hardest of the Seven Summits!
June 26 Denali Team, HEADING FOR THE SUMMIT!
The Mountain Trip lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in with an update on the June 26 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who yesterday took their second rest day at High Camp. The team has enjoyed the expansive views from 17,200′ over the Alaska Range, catching their breath and preparing mentally and physically for the long, strenuous…
June 26th Team Moves on up to High Camp
The team made the move to high camp at over 17,000 ft today! The climbing from Camp 2(14,200ft) to High Camp (17,200 ft) is some of the more technical and fun sections of the entire West Buttress route. They climbed right out of camp up to the base of a steep headwall that gains a…
June 26th Denali Team Enjoys a day at 14k
The June 26th team enjoyed a beautiful acclimatization/rest day at the 14,200 ft camp on Denali today. They hiked out to a spot called “The Edge of the World” where they can look down about 7,000 ft to the glacier below and get some amazing views of the Alaska Range. They are getting some really…
June 26 Team – Amanda Calls From 14 Camp
Amanda Birkett called from 14,200′ where the members of the June 26th Team are all enjoying spectacular weather, after their extended stay in a snowstorm at their previous camp. Today, they reviewed skills that they will need to use as they move higher up the mountain. The guides established a series of “fixed lines” by…
JUNE 26 TEAM AT 14 CAMP
Unfortunately the team dispatch is too garbled to understand, but we know that the team moved to 14 Camp yesterday and everyone is safe and sound. Here is the mystery caller: recording
June 26 Denali Team – Building snowmen at 11,200′, hoping to move up
Climber Daniel Laidig called in with an update on the Mountain Trip June 26 Denali West Buttress Expedition, our last team of the 2016 season, who are holding steady at Camp 2 at 11,200′ due to a consistent and persistent low-pressure system that has brought several feet of snow. Daniel assures those back home that…
June 26 Denali team at 11,200′
Hmm. We’re scratching our heads a bit from this one. We were able to tell that the update came from climber Katrin Oertel, and that half of it was in German, but unfortunately they had a spotty satellite phone connection, likely due to the snowy conditions. The Mountain Trip June 26 West Buttress Expedition is…
June 26 Denali team to move camp to 14,200′
Climber Amanda Birkett* called in with an update on the Mountain Trip June 26 West Buttress Expedition, who will spend today moving even closer to their goal of the highest point in North America. They spent their day resting at 11,200′ camp, practicing skills and going for a short hike on Squirrel Hill for some…
June 26 Denali team resting and eating pancakes at 11,200′
Climber ZinZan Newton called via satellite phone with an update on the Mountain Trip June 26 West Buttress Expedition on Denali. The team is still at camp at 11,200′ after a weather and rest day to continue their acclimatization process. They will likely take another rest day today (July 2) before moving camp to 14,200′,…