May 11 Team at Base Camp
The May 11 Team is at Base Camp, safe and sound. They are resting and rehydrating after the long descent, waiting for the weather to lift for the plane ride back to civilization. Great job, team! recording
May 11 West Buttress Team calls from the SUMMIT of Denali! 20,310′
We can’t help but share on the excitement! The May 11 Team calls in a quick dispatch while on the summit of Denali — the highest point in North America — 20,310′!
May 11 Denali Team Poised For The Summit
Fritz Bachmair called in on behalf of the climbers on our May 11 West Buttress expedition. The team is camped at High Camp, watching the weather in the hopes that they get a break from the gusty winds that have been buffeting the upper mountain. It has been extremely cold in recent days, so the…
May 11 West Buttress team holding at High Camp, forecast did not cooperate to summit 5/26
Mountain Trip guide Kristin Arnold called in an update for the May 11 Denali West Buttress team at 17,200′. Unfortunately, the team woke up to make their summit push yesterday 5/26 and found that the weather was not appropriate for the approximately 12-hour day needed to make the push up to 20,310′ and back. The…
May 11 Denali West Buttress team cached around Washburn’s Thumb
The May 11 West Buttress Team called in an update from the route. The team is keeping up their good humor as has been the trend for their sat phone updates throughout the expedition! Cached up around Washburn’s Thumb at around 16,200′ to put them in a good position to move up to High Camp…
NPS Information On Accident
We mentioned that one of our teams witnessed an accident on the 20th of May. The incident did not involve anyone on a Mountain Trip team, although our May 8th team was very close to the climbers immediately before they fell. Both climbers survived the fall. Nevertheless, it was traumatic for our climbers to see.…
May 11 Denali – “Dad jokes” at 11,200′
Climber Sophie Chung called in an update on the May 11 Denali West Buttress team took a rest and weather day at 11,200′, now that they have their cache in above Windy Corner and will be ready to move to 14,200′ when the weather allows. Other teams reported waking up to between 12 and 15…
May 11 West Buttress Team – Cached at 13,500′ and ready to move to Camp Three
Climber Markus Allesch called in from the May 11 Denali West Buttress team, who have officially spent a week in the Alaska Range endeavoring towards the highest point in North America. The team had a weather window yesterday and were able to cache around Windy Corner and descend back to Camp Two at 11,200′. The…
May 11 Denali West Buttress Trip – “Now the mountaineering begins.”
Climber Michael Kenny May 11 Denali West Buttress expedition called in from Camp Two at 11,200′ after a productive back carry. The team picked up their cache down near Kahiltna Pass and returned to camp at 11,200′ in greatly improved weather, finally able to catch the views of the spectacular high peaks around them. The…
Comical May 11 West Buttress Team update from Fritz
Fritz Bachmair calls in a very funny update on the May 11 Denali West Buttress Team. We certainly got a kick out of this one. From this description, it sounds like the team is really starting to get to know one another — and the typical conditions on the mountain — at this point in…