Good Morning, Afternoon, Evening, wherever you find yourself in the world! This is Lead Guide Harrison from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition, and this is our final trip dispatch! After working our way up Denali for nearly two weeks, the team moved to High Camp on the afternoon of May 24th. The next…
Lead Guide Harrison from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from sunny and warm Talkeetna, Alaska, where all weary climbers end their great Denali adventure! Here’s Harrison: Audio Recording Compared to the cold snow-covered slopes of Denali, the little town of Talkeetna feels like a veritable paradise to climbers after they unload…
Lead Guide Harrison called in from the highest point in North America to report that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition has summited Denali!!! Listen to Harrison here: Audio Recording We always love how Harrison describes the views from the mountain and it sounds like the May 12th Team had an absolutely beautiful summit…
Lead Guide Harrison called in from 17,000′ to report that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition has made it to High Camp! Give it a listen: Audio Recording It sounds like Harrison and his team experienced amazing views on the 16,000′ Ridge that leads from the Headwall to High Camp! It is one of…
BIRTHDAY CAKE AT 14,200′?!? You’ve just got to listen to this update from Marcel, who turned 39 on May 23! Lead Guide Harrison surprised him with a cake at Camp 3. What a treat! Marcel also has a special shout out in German for those following along back at home. Give a listen here: Audio…
The May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition has successfully made their first trip up the Headwall and the fixed lines to put in a cache on the 16,000′ ridge between Camp 3 and High Camp! Lead Guide Harrison called in via satellite phone to give us the update: Audio Recording The Headwall comprises the final…
Climber Celine called in to let us know that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition took a nice rest day at Camp 3 and got to practice some important skills for moving higher on the mountain, such as how to ascend the fixed lines! They’ll soon be ready to continue higher on the mountain…
Lead guide Harrison called in to let us know that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition took a rest day today due to inclement weather. Give a listen: Audio Recording The May 12 team remained at 14 Camp due to low visibility, cold, snowy, and windy conditions. However, everyone remains in good spirits and…
Lead Guide Harrison calls in from Camp 3 to announce that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition made the move up to 14,200′ today! Harrison also gets the prize for calling in with the longest and best audio quality satellite phone call of the season, thus far! It sounds like they had amazing weather…
Climber Celine from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that they had a beautiful rest day at Camp 2. “Nice weather, quite warm, but now its cold…”. Give it a listen! Audio Recording Rest is a crucial part of the marathon that is climbing Denali. Our trips on Denali budget…