Thank you to everyone who followed our progress on Denali! Our team’s time together on “The Tall One” has come to an end, and teammates have begun their journey back to their residences around the world; new friendships and many memories in tow. The entire team prepared well and sacrificed many things to experience an…
Kristin called in a quick update from High Camp after the team all arrived back down to a bit thicker air after a successful summit. They will take a bit of a rest at 17,200′ before descending back down to 14,200′. The team will likely take a bit more of a rest here, organize all…
Teamwork ruled the day! Rob Caldwell and Terry Robertson from our May 27th team joined forces with Lead Mountain Trip Guide Kristin Arnold, Matt Millard, Asher Perez, Roi Negri and guide Kakiko Ramos-Leon to climb to the top of north America! They had a bluebird day and enjoyed the view from the summit with no…
Guide Rob Caldwell called in an update on (part of) the May 27 West Buttress team from High Camp. Rob and Terry are taking a rest day to prepare for tomorrow, which will hopefully be their summit day! They will pair up with the May 30th West Buttress Team for an attempt on the summit.…
Lead Mountain Trip guide Kristin Arnold called in an update from Denali High Camp at 17,200′. This move will put the team in place to make an attempt on the summit if the weather allows! There has been a good weather window for teams to reach the summit over the past few days, so it’s…
Kakiko calls in from camp 14,200′. Team is in bed and plans to move on up to High Camp at 17,200′ tomorrow morning on June 11th. This day involves another climb of the steep 800ft section of the fixed lines to reach the 16,000′ ridge that connects to High Camp. It is an incredibly aesthetic…
Asher calls in with a bowl of Phad Thai from the cook tent! The team had a successful day securing their cache at 16,400′ on the ridge above camp 14,200′. The is one of the steeper days of climbing as you ascend the 800 feet of fixed lines up to the ridge. Sounds like conditions…
Gary called in the evening dispatch on the satellite phone from the 14,200ft Camp 3 on Denali. They enjoyed a bit of a rest and recovery day today as they acclimatize to the altitude and prepare for moving higher on the mountain. They’re in good company as there are 3 other Mountain Trip teams in…
Guide Kyle Hornor called in an update on the May 30 West Buttress team after a successful move to 14-Camp! They retrieved their cache down at Windy Corner and settled into what will be their new home base for the next few days. Here’s Kyle! recording
Mountain Trip guide Kakiko called in the evening expedition dispatch for the May 30 team from their new home at 14,200 ft in Camp 3 on the West Buttress of Denali! They had a nice day moving up and were greeted by a couple of other Mountain Trip teams as they arrived and settled into…