Mountain Trip guide Brian Muller called in a post-trip update from the team in Talkeetna, after the team flew out of the Alaska Range from Denali Base Camp. The team unfortunately experienced some very cold, early season conditions on the route and persistent low pressure, which prevented them from reaching the summit at 20,310′ from…
Mountain Trip Guide Fischer Hazen called in from High Camp at 17,200′ today, after the team took a weather day. They awoke optimistic that they could make a push for the summit, but poor visibility, wind and bitter cold ensued, so the team opted to rest and wait for tomorrow. Summit day is serious and…
Mountain Trip guide Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8 Denali West Buttress team from High Camp at 17,200′. The team hopes to make their summit push TODAY 5/26. Here’s Brian!
Mountain Trip guide Dave Nesis called in an update on the May 8 Denali West Buttress team, who were unfortunately prevented from moving to High Camp at 17,200′. Yesterday marked just over two weeks on the West Buttress route. The team should be moving up to High Camp today 5/24 if the weather permits. Yesterday…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller called in May 8 West Buttress Expedition, who are holding at Camp Three at 14,200′ due to high winds on the ridgeline leading up to High Camp. As the route up from 14-Camp is highly exposed, it’s best to make the move in as close to perfect of conditions…
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.…
Mountain Trip Guide Fischer Hazen called in a update on the May 8 Denali West Buttress Team at Camp Three at 14,200′. The team has set their cache to put them in a good position to move camp, and are hoping to move up to High Camp at 17,200′ within the next couple of days.…
The May 8 team had a beautiful day on Sunday (May 20) to climb from camp at 14,200 ft up to the ridge at 16,300 ft where they cached some food and fuel in preparation for moving to high camp. The climbing from the 14,200 ft camp gets a bit steeper as they ascend up…
Dave Nesis called in an update from Camp Three at 14,200′. They were able to grab their cache down low at around 13,500′ and are in good position to continue up the route as the weather allows. As soon as the weather allows, the team will ascend the headwall above camp and the steep climbing…
Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8th Denali West Buttress team, who has made the move to 14,200′! Tomorrow they will back-carry to retrieve their cache down near Windy Corner at 13,500′. Here’s Brian!