It’s a great day to hear from our Mountain Trip friend and guide for the May 17 team, Karl Welter! He really paints the picture for us today of how good life can be at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m)! Tap the audio link below to hear his full dispatch & his shout-out to…
Climber Steven called in with the update for the May 17 Team to let us know that spirits are high and that the team is making good use of their rest day at Camp 3 14,200 ft (m) by practicing their technical skills for the fixed lines! Tomorrow the team’s goal will be to cache…
Martin called in last night to update us from Camp 3 yesterday. Backcarry days are seen as an active rest day, because they are typically only a few hours and lighter loads. Today the team hiked down with relatively empty backpacks from 14,200′ (4,300m) to their cache at Windy Corner which is about 1,000′ below…
Mountain Trip climber Chris from the May 17 team called in with the dispatch after this crew accomplished “a strong push” around Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m) to their gear cache site. Pulling out of their home base of Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m) the team hauled sleds and packs while steep snow…
It’s a great day for climber Mike and the May 17 Team! Their “back carry” day is complete. This active rest day takes climbers from their new home of Camp 2 at 11,000 ft (3353 m) back down the route with light packs and sleds to their gear cache at 10,200 ft (3109 m) While…
Good news from our May 17 Team: they have successfully moved to Camp 2 11,000 ft (m)! This is absolutely a big push of a day, as climber David reports in his daily update. Luckily, the team was graced with good weather that allowed for smooth sailing out of Camp 1 7,800 ft (2377 m),…
The following was issued by the NPS in Denali National Park and Preserve. None of the Mountain Trip teams were involved in the accident. We are incredibly appreciative of the amazing efforts of the NPS ranger team who rescued the fallen climber! Fallen Climber Located on Upper Peters Glacier Date: May 20, 2023 Contact: Sharon Stiteler,…
The following press release was issued by Denali National Park and Preserve yesterday evening. The climbers involved are not part of a Mountain Trip Alaska expedition. Our teams are below the section of route where the accident took place. Our thoughts are with the climbers and with the NPS rangers conducting search and rescue operations.…
Climber Tim from the May 17 team called in last night from their group’s second night at Camp 1 7,800 ft (m) to report that they are right on schedule with their trip plan! We love to hear it. Morning fog allowed the team to sleep in a bit then brunch on croissants, lox, and…
Our May 17 crew was granted safe passage and “solid glacier conditions” on the first leg of their journey from basecamp 7,200 ft to Camp 1 7,800 ft. This is a great dispatch to listen to as the team is off to a very strong start with incredible weather and a “legendary crew” that is…