Mountain Trip lead guide, Jed Porter, called in from Anchorage to make the final dispatch for the May 21 team as they wrap up their epic adventure together. While this team did not summit they made it back safe with all of their fingers and toes intact! It has been an admittedly tough season for…
The May 21 Team called in from Denali base camp 7,200 ft (2194 m) after finally getting the weather window to make the epic descent from High Camp 17,200 ft (5242 m). Our crew traveled overnight (it never gets dark on Denali!) to make it all the way down to where they began their expedition…
Lead Mountain Trip guide Jed Porter called in for the May 21 Team to report that after an attempt to leave their base of Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m) the crew was turned back by poor weather and were unable to make their descent down the ridge. While it is an effort to move…
The May 21 crew is hunkered down at Camp 4 17,200 ft (m) on their fourth day here after deciding to hold on for an opportunity to make their second summit attempt. Tap their recording below to hear their full, bilingual update! This has been a tough Denali season all around so we are applauding…
Lead Mountain Trip guide, Jed Porter, called in with the dispatch for the May 21 Team from Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m) to report that the team is safe after their make a strong attempt for the summit. Along with multiple other climb teams our crew was turned around at their high point of Denali Pass 18,000 ft (5486…
The May 21 team is at high camp today, resting up, acclimatizing, and hoping for a good day to go for the summit tomorrow! They’ll be well rested and the weather is looking promising for tomorrow so we hope to hear from the on top soon! The views from high on the West Buttress are…
Climber Celine called in with the dispatch for the May 21 Team to report that they have made it to Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m). This is the highest climber camp on the West Buttress route and the last stop before the highest point in North America, the summit of Denali 20,300 ft (m).…
The Mountain Trip May 21 team called in with an update on their expedition from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). We understand that they are safely back at camp after making a successful mission up to the 16,100 ft (4877 m) cache sight on the ridge pictured below. Congratulations, crew! Climbing up the “Headwall”…
The May 21 Team is making steady progress on the West Buttress itinerary from their home at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). Tap the recording below to hear their full update or use this link to see the rough itinerary our guides follow throughout the trip: https://mountaintrip.com/alaska/climb-denali/west-buttress/ We’re psyched to be losing track of…
The May 21 crew continues to join life at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) as they rest after yesterday’s back carry down to their cache site above Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m). This is another “active rest day,” during which the team will descend from Genet Basin to the Windy Corner cache and…