Guide Chris Dickson calls in from Camp 3 last night. After a successful day on the summit of North America’s tallest peak (20,310 6190m), the team descended back to High Camp (17,200′ 5242m) where they spent the night after a very long day, crawling back into their sleeping bags sometime around midnight most likely. Yesterday…
The whole team calls in from the summit of Denali!! What an awesome voicemail, we’re so excited to hear these. This is now Mountain Trip’s 4th team of the season to summit Denali, starting this Saturday! Way to go all teams. Lead guide Jason Denley reports that the team is doing great and aside from…
Lead guide Jason calls in to report the team has successfully moved to High Camp! A chilly start leaving camp, but a perfect day to ascend the fixed lines up to the ridge at 16,200′ (4937m). The team found great, calm weather up high and astounding views. This morning the team started there day ascending…
Guide Chris calls in from Camp 3 last night. The team had a good rest and prep day, with lots of sunshine and warm temps. Sounds like sunhoody and Hawaiian shirt weather! Before moving to High Camp the team will go through everything they have and try to narrow down gear and snacks to just…
Heather reports the team had another weather day at Camp 3 yesterday. The upper mountain has been experiencing high winds and frigid temps, so they have not been able to put in their last cache at 16,200′ (4937m) just yet. The team took advantage of the day, though. And took some time to practice their…
Khalid reports the team took a rest day at Camp 3 yesterday. The team is feeling strong, and they walked to The Edge of the World to check out the view. The Edge of the World is where the basin that Camp 3 rests on drops a dramatic 6,000′ (1828m) to the Southeast Fork of…
The May 18 team employed another active rest day today. They descended about 20 minutes or so from camp down to their cache at Windy Corner, dug it up, and walked about an hour back up to camp and are now fully supplied at 14,200′ (4328m). Today the team will practice using their ascenders and…
Lead guide Jason Denley reports the team has successfully moved to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). The team is moving strong and doing a great job as they climb North America’s highest peak. Getting to Camp 3 is always pretty exciting. As you leave Camp 2, the terrain starts to get more challenging, the views…
Fergus called in last night for the May 18 team update. The team successfully cached at Windy Corner at 13,500′ (4114m) yesterday. This marks the beginning of steeper terrain on the route. Leaving Camp 2 at 11,200′ (3413m) the team climbs 1,000′ (304m) up Motorcycle Hill rising from the northeast corner of the basin the…
Lead guide Jason Denley called in to report the team left Camp 2 today to retrieve their cache from the cache site at 10,200′ (3108m) where they had buried it on the way to Camp 2 the day before. The team has been experiencing clear skies and perfect weather so far. Tomorrow the team plans…