Mountain Trip climber Sophie Chung called an update on the May 11 Denali West Buttress expedition, who will be making the move up to High Camp at 17,200′. Per Sophie’s request, our fingers are crossed for clear weather and we’re hoping they’re met with sunshine this morning! The May 11 West Buttress team will join…
Hi everyone, Aaron here with the final dispatch from the May 11 expedition. Id like to thank Wilco, Peter, Fred, Rob, Robert, and Melle for coming out and climbing with us. We had a great trip filled with tough weather and a long stay at 14 camp. The team flew in on time and made…
Four of our Mountain Trip teams are currently camped at 14,200′ on Denali. Both the West Rib Expedition and the May 11 West Buttress team have spent 14 days now at 14-Camp, tied for the longest time at one camp that any of us can recall in recent Mountain Trip history. This season has shown…
The May 11 West Buttress Team called in once again from 14-Camp on the route to the summit of Denali. They have been camped at 14,200′ for longer than any other Mountain Trip team–for two weeks now. This is the longest time that we at the office can recall, in recent Mountain Trip history, that…
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in with a quick update on the Mountain Trip May 11 West Buttress Expedition, from 14,200′ on the route. The team decided to not push up to High Camp after news of extremely high wind speeds, and opted to spend the day hiking around 14-Camp, resting and taking photos…
The team checked in from the 14,200 ft camp where they spent another day hoping for the weather to improve. It was another exceptionally cold night, but the weather is forecasted to improve early next week. Here’s the call.
Our May 11 Mountain-Network West Buttress team is still waiting for an opportunity to move up the mountain to High Camp. It has been unusually cold this season and the team reported -45C temperatures during the night! Fischer Hazen called earlier and said he was warm enough in his tent, but he was wearing every…
The Mountain Trip May 11 team called in their report, once again from 14-Camp, noting with a great sense of humor that they are “still alive.” They are now on their fourth rest day at camp, trying their best to keep their spirits high, stay healthy and entertained and keep warm in the midst of…
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in on behalf of the May 11 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who “enjoyed” a rest day at Camp 3 at 14,200′, waiting out high winds and blowing snow. The team has begun to really dig into the material that they brought along for entertainment, including listening to extensive recorded live…
A powerful storm has settled over Denali with strong winds gusting at both the 11,200′ and 14,200′ camps. It was snowing hard earlier today, but a report from an hour ago was that the snow had abated, but the wind had picked up. The forecast is for gusts of up to 55 mph later today…