Lead Guide Josh and the crew called in from the May 29th Team to report that they are still hunkering down and waiting out the weather at Camp 3. In the meanwhile, they are fantasizing about their first post-expedition meal! Listen to what everyone is dreaming of! Audio Recording
Lead Guide Kyle called in from the June 2nd West Buttress Denali Expedition to report that they successfully navigated the fixed lines up the Headwall to install a cache on the 16,000′ ridge between Camp 3 and High Camp! Here’s Kyle: Audio Recording The Headwall comprises the final 800′ of the climb leading from Camp…
Lead Guide Marcus called in from the June 9th Team to report that they team made the “night move” to Camp 1! Here’s Marcus: Audio Recording That’s right, the team packed up their things at Basecamp and departed in the middle of the night to maximum cold temperatures on the lower Kahiltna Glacier for their…
The May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition team is off the mountain and back in civilization. Here is the final report from their expedition from Lead Guide Tom Huntley: Embarking on the Denali West Buttress expedition from May 19th to June 8th, 2024, our team faced a diverse array of challenges and triumphs under the…
The May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition team is off the mountain and back in civilization. Here is the final report from their expedition from Lead Guide Karl Welter: Hi everyone and thanks for following along with us on this Denali expedition. We had a few cloudy days up at High Camp at 17,000 ft,…
Please help us welcome our 14th Denali team of the season: the June 9th West Buttress Denali Expedition! The June 9th Expedition consists of: Climber Tom Grafitti Climber Wells Lange Climber Eva Steinwald Climber Anna Kasbekar Climber Laura Ellis Climber Rahwa Teklai Led by their amazing guides: Lead Guide Marcus Bailado Assistant Guide Dallas Glass…
Well, despite their best efforts, the satellite phone connection can be tricky on Denali! Sadly, this transmission also gets cut short, but listen to the report below to hear from Reese, Indy, and another climber about their rest day activities! Listen here: Audio Recording Sounds like some good card games were played. Hopefully, weather will…
Lead Guide Josh called in from the May 29th West Buttress Denali Expedition to report that they took a weather day at Camp 3. The team is resting and acclimatizing at 14,200′ in hopes of continuing up the mountain soon. Unfortunately, this satellite phone call gets cut off too soon! But check out the next…
Climber Kelly (or should we say “Skier”?) from the June 7th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that her and the boys (Lead Guide Aaron and Assistant Guide Gavin) put in a cache up near Kahiltna Pass between Camp 1 and Camp 2. Here’s Kelly: Audio Recording This team is special because they…
Lead Guide Ty called in to let us know that he and members of the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition team made it to the summit today!!! Listen to Ty here: Audio Recording Congratulations to Lead Guide Ty, Assistant Guide Kaylee, and the other members of the team who made it to the top…