Mountain Trip guide Matt Park called in an update for the May 20 West Buttress team from Camp Three on the mountain, at 14,200′, after a big push from 11,200′. The team climbed through the cloud layer that generally hangs around Denali Pass and emerged to great weather up high. The team will spend a…
The May 20th team took advantage of the clear, calm weather to move a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at Windy Corner. Guide Matt Park fueled the team with a yummy breakfast (sausage, egg, avocado breakfast sandwiches), which propelled everyone up Motorcycle Hill, then Squirrel Hill, before reaching the cache site…
The team spent the day digging out of the continuing snow and waiting for the weather to improve. They are all doing great, but excited to see the weather break and get climbing again. It’s certainly a part of climbing in the Alaska Range, and they are all handling it well. Here is Sanjay with…
Climber Olga Roman called in an update for the May 20 team, who took a weather and rest day at Camp Two at 11,200′. They spent plenty of time preparing food, socializing in the kitchen tent and likely fortifying their snow walls to weather the storm passing through the Alaska Range, bringing wind and plenty…
Climber Chris called in an update for the May 20 West Buttress team. After caching above Camp One, the team was able to successfully make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200, a fairly big day, up several steep, well-known hills on the route. While teams on the upper mountain are experiencing snow and…
The May 20 West Buttress trip called in an update on their progress up the route. As they are climbing in expedition-style, they are carrying enough gear and supplies for 22-days on the mountain–far too much gear to haul with them all the way to the summit and back down. So, at each lower camp,…
It must have been a warm day moving up the glacier yesterday; climber Julien called in an update on the May 20 West Buttress team from Camp One, which he noted felt like a beach–except for the team was “only missing margaritas.” While the move from Base Camp at 7,200′ to Camp One at 7,800′…
Guide Kristin Arnold called in an update from Denali Base Camp, where the team had beautiful, clear views of the surrounding high peaks in the range, including the summit of Denali nearly 14,000′ above! The team will make the move up to Camp One further up the glacier tomorrow, located at 7,800′. Here’s Kristin with…
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the May 20 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 made their arrival at Denali…