Mountain Trip guide Glenn Cramer called in with an update on the May 28 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who are camped at Camp One at 7,800′, and will likely be moving up to Camp Two at 11,200′ feet today, June 2. The storms that have been plaguing the Alaska range with high winds, heavy snowfall,…
Mountain Trip guide Glenn Cramer called in on behalf of Shan Huang and the Mountain Trip May 28 team. They had a beautiful day today, hiking about five miles up the long Kahiltna Glacier to a flat, compact spot at about 7,800′ (2195 m). They set up their first camp of the expedition (Camp 1)…
Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in on behalf of Shan Huang to let us know that they flew into Base Camp under clear, blue skies. Glenn Cramer and Taylor Pyle made a lap up the broad Kahiltna Glacier to drop loads of gear at the site of the team’s planned Camp 1 on their ascent…
We are pleased to welcome Shan Huang to Alaska! Shan is joining us from Singapore and will be joined by Mountain Trip guides Brian Kramp, Taylor Pyle and Glenn Cramer as she attempts to limb the iconic West Buttress route of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain. Over the course of the next three weeks, the…