Mountain Trip guide Joe Butler called in what will be the last update from the glacier for the June 5 West Buttress team. They descended throughout the night to reach Base Camp on the glacier at 7,200′, after a whirlwind few days up above 17,000′, including a few moments at 20,310′, the summit of Denali.…
After their successful push to the Roof of North America, the summit of the Great One at 20,310′, the triumphant June 5 West Buttress team is now making their way back down to Denali Base Camp at 7,200′. Climber Ted Labedz called from 14,200′, noting that the team was still “riding yesterday’s high” — quite…
The entire June 5th Team called from the top of North America! Over the course of two phone calls, the members of Mountain Trip’s June 5th West Buttress team called from the summit. They took their time, waited for a window that was a long time in coming, but their hard efforts paid off with…
We just received word that the team has mobilized and is moving up the route! We will update this trip report page when we have further communication with the team. Yay!
The team spent the day resting and hydrating at High Camp and enjoying the incredible views of the Alaska range from their vantage point at 17,200′. They had plenty to time to observe their next push up the mountain, as the notorious “Autobahn” looms over High camp. The plan is to climb to the summit…
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in from High Camp on the West Buttress Route, at 17,200′! Taking advantage of the clear weather, the team climbed up the steep headwall and fixed lines out of 14-Camp, ascending a strenuous 3,000′ of vertical to reach High Camp. They set up camp last night for a good…
Climber Rob Leskun called in from chilly 14,200′ (Camp 3), waiting on the weather to break up higher on the mountain. The team has now spent three days in camp waiting on their window to move up the steep fixed lines of the Headwall, above 14-Camp. While the weather up higher on the route has…
We’ve had some difficulties receiving updates from the mountain this morning, with most updates coming in unclear, cutting off early, or not working at all. Climber Tony Hogan called in an update on the June 5 West Buttress team, who are camped at 14,200′, but was unfortunately cut short on his first post. Luckily, he…
Climber Jorge Decurgez called in an update on the Mountain Trip June 5 Denali West Buttress team, who are camped at 14,200′ waiting on better weather to move higher. The team has now spent upwards of five days at 14-Camp. The low pressure is forecasted to continue, with snow falling all throughout today and into…
June 5 Mountain Trip West Buttress team called in an update from camp at 14,200′ on Denali’s West Buttress route, after enjoying a hearty breakfast of biscuits and gravy above the clouds. With their final cache assembled, the team ascended fixed lines to around 16,500′, around infamous Windy Corner, to prepare for the trip up…