Mountain Trip lead guide Dan Starr of the May 25 West Buttress Team called from the summit of Denali at 20,310′! Congratulations to guides and climbers! The team has now begun their descent back to Denali Base Camp at 7,200′ — Over 13,000′ of elevation loss. The team enjoyed nice weather on the highest point…
The Team made the big move from 14 Camp to High Camp at 17,200′ today. It’s a beautiful climb, the first part of the route stays almost true to the ridge line above 14 Camp and the views are stunning. Once at High Camp, the team established a camp and settled in to rest, hydrate,…
It was an exciting day for the Team to carry a load of equipment and supplies up the Headwall and the fixed lines to a cache site at 16,400′. Above 14 Camp the terrain steepens and the world broadens as climbers ascend up and out of the Genet basin and on to the flank of…
Dan Starr called in the evening expedition dispatch for our May 25th Denali team this evening. They are settled in at the 14,000 ft camp and today went back down to pick up the cache of food and fuel they left a couple of days ago at 13,500ft. It’s a relatively short day so everyone…
It was a beautiful day and good weather for the team to move a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at 13,500′. Caching is an important part of the team’s strategy to move the huge amount of supplies needed for the expedition, up the mountain. A cache is literally a big hole…
Bill reports that the team moved up to Camp 2 today. The team ascended approximately 3400′ and traveled over four miles to camp. Good, hearty food keeps the team fueled for these moves days and according to Bill the team is enjoying Lead Guide Dan Starr’s culinary skills! Here’s Bill with a special message for…
WELCOME MAY 25 DENALI WEST BUTTRESS EXPEDITION! The May 25 Denali West Buttress Team flew into Denali Base Camp at 7,200′ yesterday with our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi, from the small, end of the road town of Talkeetna, at the edge of Denali National Park. The climbers met in Anchorage with their guides to…