Climber Jake Wheeler called in for the Mountain Trip May 22 Denali West Buttress expedition, who are currently camped out at 11-Camp, awaiting better weather along with several other Mountain Trip teams. The team spent their day back carrying, or hiking back down the route to retrieve their cache of food and supplies buried beneath…
Scott had the job of calling in the dispatch tonight from the May 22nd Denali West Buttress team. They moved up to Camp 2 at over 11,000 ft today, which is a long day of climbing, but they did great and are now settled in at camp and relaxing for the evening. Everyone is doing…
Devin Gala called in on behalf of our May 22nd West Buttress team. The climbers shouldered heavy packs and attached laden sleds this morning and hiked up the Kahiltna glacier in cold winds to place a cache of supplies at 9,800′. Today was very cold and the wind just made things even harder. Everyone did…
Mountain Trip guide Brett Baekey called in with an update on the May 22 West Buttress Team from the snowy Kahiltna Glacier. Despite the storm, the team was able to make good progress from Base Camp up to Camp 1 at 7,800′ shortly after arriving the night before. Since Camp 1 and Base Camp often…
Climber Scott Wheeler called in from Denali Base Camp on behalf of the Mountain Trip May 22 West Buttress Expedition after a smooth flight in to the Kahiltna Glacier from Talkeetna, AK last night (May 23). They quickly set up their camp in a storm more fit for December than May, and enjoyed a hearty…
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…
Denali, “The Great One,” rises a full 18,000′ (5486 m) from the surrounding landscape in southcentral Alaska. At 20,310 feet (6190 m), it is the tallest mountain in North America and one of the famed Seven Summits. Despite being the third highest of the Seven, it has more vertical relief than Mount Everest, and many…