The June 3 Team left High Camp yesterday after a summit attempt on Friday, June 18. The team was thwarted by some bad weather at Denali Pass and decided to turn around. Everyone returned to high camp safely, which is always the primary goal with any big mountain expedition. The team is currently making their…
Team member Ack calls in from High Camp at 17,200′ with an update! The team was able to push through challenging weather and heavy snow to arrive at High Camp on Denali and settle into camp. They brewed up hot drinks along with freeze dried food to gas up for a night of sleep and…
Lead-guide Brian Muller calls in from Camp 14,200′. After their cache was put in yesterday up on the 16,000′ ridge they took their rest day to fully gas up with three hot meals. Hash-browns and bacon for breakfast, steak quesadillas for lunch and enchiladas for dinner! They will be checking the weather in the early…
Lead guide Brian Muller called in an update from the June 3 West Buttress team, settling in at their new home for a few days, Camp Three at 14,200′! Reaching 14,000′ on the route is a bit of a milestone, and you get the sense that you are truly making your way up the mountain…
Lead guide Brian Muller calls in from Camp 2. The team is currently at Camp 2 positioned at 11,200′ and planning to set a cache around the Windy Corner at 13,500′. This is when you trade in snowshoes for crampons and begin climbing steeper terrain on the mountain. First with Motorcycle Hill right out of…
Tony calls in after a meal of Philly Cheesesteaks! Today they were turned around by strong winds as they attempted to cache around the aptly named, “Windy Corner”. The team is feeling and looking (most importantly) great and in good spirits to get moving again soon. The route to Camp 14,200′ from Camp 2 is…
Nathan called in this evening from Camp 2 on Denali at 11,000 ft with the dispatch for the June 3 team. Today they had an easier day, descending just 1000ft to where they’d left a cache a couple of days ago, and bringing the load of food, fuel and equipment up to Camp 2. They’ll…
Lead guide Brian Muller called in an update on the June 3 West Buttress Team, back at Camp One at 7,800′. The team is making quick work of the lower glacier, traveling on an early morning schedule. Yesterday, the team set their first cache site of the trip, a cornerstone of expedition climbing. They will…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller called in an update on the June 3 team, who flew onto the glacier just yesterday afternoon, and has now established their Camp One at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team plans to head up the glacier on a night schedule, as is typical for teams departing closer…
We’re honored to welcome the June 3 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their strength and fortitude on the highest mountain in North America this season! For many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and…