Juan Pablo Alcalde called in from the team’s Campo 2 today, after the crew carried loads up and around the infamous Windy Corner to an elevation of about 13,400 feet. They were fortunate to have beautiful weather and it was actually hot for part of their carry today! Starting out of camp, they climbed 1000…
The May 11 team did not call in last night, but they successfully retrieved their supplies yesterday from their cache site at 10,200′ (3108m) and are now fully supplied at Camp 2 (11,200′ 3413m). Yesterday is what we call an “active rest day”. It typically doesn’t take long for the team to retrieve their cache…
Jordan calls in to let us know that the May 11 team has successfully moved up to Camp 2 (11,200′ 3413m). After making breakfast, coffee, and melting snow for water this morning, the team broke down camp and packed everything up in backpacks and sleds. Once that big task is done the team lays out…
The May 11 team dug in at Camp 1 through some wind and low visibility yesterday. Rest day/weather days are a great time to refine your cribbage skills, catch up on some reading, take a nap, or worry about eating all the snacks you brought for the whole trip.. Depending on where you are on…
The May 11 team called in last night 8:22 AKDT to report a successful cache up to 9,800′ on the glacier near Kahiltna Pass. Yesterday the team got up and chose fuel, food, gear, and other supplies that they wouldn’t need for a few days. They packed these items up, tied in to their rope…
Birthday boy Craig Lenning called in today’s post from a camp with a view! Early this morning, the team packed up camp at Base Camp, tied themselves and their heavily laden sleds to their climbing ropes and took a hike downhill towards Camp 1. Nope, that wasn’t a typo…! Base Camp is located on the…
They May 11 team made it to Denali’s base camp yesterday afternoon! After an extra day in Talkeetna waiting for the weather to clear they got the call from Talkeetna Air Taxi to get ready to go. They loaded their massive piles of gear onto the plane again, and this time they flew right into…
Lead guide Matt Park emailed the office to update us on yesterday’s adventure. “We had ourselves a genuine Alaska Range fake out today. After making our way to Talkeetna with the team, we had our briefing with the National Park rangers and immediately after were on weather hold. We disbursed into town and were quickly…
Mountain Trip is thrilled to welcome our second Denali team of the 2022 season, the May 11 team, to Alaska! The team will be meeting today for a final gear check and to discuss logistics before driving to Talkeetna where they will catch their flight (weather permitting) tomorrow to Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier…