The May 19 private team moved up to 14,200 ft camp today! They are excited to be there and enjoying a big dinner tonight. The weather has deteriorated and it’s snowing now, but they’re settled in and happy. The schedule for tomorrow starts off with sleeping in and then after a leisurely breakfast, they’ll go…
Guide Fischer Hazen called in an update on the May 19 Jay West Buttress team from Camp Two at 11,200′. The team had a successful day caching around Windy Corner at around 13,400′ in good conditions, despite the reports of wind we have been hearing from the upper mountain. They hope to move up to…
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the May 19 team from Camp Two at 11,200′ on the West Buttress. The team descended yesterday to retrieve their first cache near Denali Pass, and hauled those supplies back up to Camp Two. The team is hoping to cache up around Windy Corner today, May 24,…
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in an update on the Private Jay West Buttress team, who is settling in at Camp Two. The team had just had Pad Thai for dinner at 11,200′, and seemed to be in good spirits. Today they plan to have an active rest day, retrieving their cache near Denali…
Climber Paul called in a quick update for the May 19 Private West Buttress Team, still at Camp One for the night at 7,800′. The team enjoyed nicer weather, and burritos and enchiladas after placing their cache above Ski Hill near Denali Pass. Tomorrow they will likely make the move to Camp Two at 11,200′,…
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the team from Camp One at 7,800′ after their move from base camp at 7,200′. While the day’s journey up the glacier doesn’t have much vertical rise, it winds through the lower section of glacier on a moderate slope for several miles, with large crevasse fields on…
Welcome to Alaska, Leah and Paul! This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 17 Denali West Buttress team have…