A very excited May 21 Team calls from the top of Denali after two previous attempts!!! We’re happy to hear everyone’s voices and shoutouts from the highest point in North America. We’re so happy for the team and very proud that they stuck it out and went for the top once again. Their hard work…
Climber Trent Thorne called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team, unfortunately once again back at High Camp after turning back once again from attempting the summit, as storm clouds and high winds rolled in once they reached the top of the Autobahn. The team is hoping that the “third time’s the…
Guide Chris Cullaz called in an update on the May 21 team, back at High Camp. Here’s Chris: recording
It’s cold and windy at High Camp, but the team is staying warm and well fed under the expert care of Karl, Nick, and Chris. Fingers crossed for blue skies and calm winds in the coming days. Here’s Karl: recording
It’s a Mountain Trip party up at High Camp! The May 21Team joined, moving from 14 Camp to High Camp today. Guide Nick Nason reports that the move went well and everyone was feeling good, but tired, upon arrival at High Camp. The team is hunkered down, resting and eating and hydrating in preparation for…
Mountain Trip guide Chris Cullaz called in an update from the May 21 West Buttress team, who enjoyed a rest day yesterday at 14,200′ to maximize their acclimatization before moving higher on the route. Today the team plans to move up to High Camp at 17,200′. The weather outlook for Monday and Tuesday looks promising…
Climber Alexander called in an update on the May 21 West Buttress team, from Camp Three at 14,200′ on the route. Yesterday, the team broke out their crampons and ascended the steep fixed lines to cache on the ridge, at around 16,300′, to put them into position to move up to High Camp. From 17,200′…
Mountain Trip lead guide Karl Welter called in an update on the May 21 Heah West Buttress team from Camp Three at 14,200′, who retrieved their cache up above Windy Corner. They now have all of their gear back at Camp Three, and were working diligently to carefully divide out snacks and gear for their…
Climber Gary Lewis from the May 21 West Buttress team called in an update 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 few days…
One of the climbers from the May 21st team called in to update us on the team’s day carrying loads up and around the infamous Windy Corner today. They donned crampons for the climb this morning, which commenced with a 1000′ (300m) ascent up a moderate snow slope known as Motorcycle Hill. Above this point,…