Mountain Trip guide Chris Cullaz called in an update from the May 21 West Buttress team, who enjoyed a rest day yesterday at 14,200′ to maximize their acclimatization before moving higher on the route. Today the team plans to move up to High Camp at 17,200′. The weather outlook for Monday and Tuesday looks promising…
Guide Jason Denley called in an update after a nighttime descent down to Base Camp, a long, midnight sun-lit push that drops over 13,000′ in vertical from the summit back down to 7,200′. Unfortunately, the weather has prevented them from catching a ride with Talkeetna Air Taxi back to civilization, and they may have to…
Guide Nicole Lawton called in an update from the May 19 team, still waiting on the weather at High Camp, and eating plenty of snacks. Once again the team awoke to high winds streaming off the summit ridge above camp, and decided to wait for better conditions to make their summit push. The weather forecast…
This update from the May 20 team is a bit hard to hear, but we know that the team spent their day caching above the fixed lines, at around on the route up to High Camp. They plan on taking a rest day on Sunday, June 2, before they push further up the route. The…
Once again the team awoke to high winds streaming off the summit ridge above camp, and decided to wait for better conditions to make their summit push. The weather forecast is suggesting a promising weather window on Monday and Tuesday, with the winds diminishing significantly and dry weather predicted. Here’s the quick update from the…
Climber Alexander called in an update on the May 21 West Buttress team, from Camp Three at 14,200′ on the route. Yesterday, the team broke out their crampons and ascended the steep fixed lines to cache on the ridge, at around 16,300′, to put them into position to move up to High Camp. From 17,200′…
Mark from the May 13 Denali West Buttress expedition (“Yoshi and the Yetis”), who reached the summit a couple of days ago, called in an update from Base Camp, awaiting their flight out of the range. The team descended over 13,000′ down from the summit of Denali, picking up a cache along the way, making…
Mountain Trip lead guide Karl Welter called in an update on the May 21 Heah West Buttress team from Camp Three at 14,200′, who retrieved their cache up above Windy Corner. They now have all of their gear back at Camp Three, and were working diligently to carefully divide out snacks and gear for their…
Climber Dave Ge called in an update on the Mountain Trip May 24 Expedition, who descended to Denali Pass to pick up their cache. They then returned to camp and practiced their ice axe and crampon technique for the upper mountain. Some highlights from the team included quesadillas, spicy curry and getting 10-plus hours of…
The May 20 West Buttress team called in an update from Camp Three on the route. Here’s the update! recording