May 13 Team At 14k Camp
Yoshiko called in for the May 13th team this evening. They are watching the snow and wind and hoping to get a chance to move to high camp soon! Here’s Yoshi from Camp 3
May 20 West Buttress Team makes the move to Camp Two
Climber Chris called in an update for the May 20 West Buttress team. After caching above Camp One, the team was able to successfully make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200, a fairly big day, up several steep, well-known hills on the route. While teams on the upper mountain are experiencing snow and…
May 19 Jay West Buttress team cached around Windy Corner
Guide Fischer Hazen called in an update on the May 19 Jay West Buttress team from Camp Two at 11,200′. The team had a successful day caching around Windy Corner at around 13,400′ in good conditions, despite the reports of wind we have been hearing from the upper mountain. They hope to move up to…
May 17 Denali West Buttress Team – Arrives at 14-Camp
The May 17 West Buttress team made the move from Camp Two at 11,200′ to Camp Three at 14,200′, where they will spend a few days! The team crossed many notable landmarks along the way, including Motorcycle Hill, Pig Hill and the Polo Fields, and of course the infamous Windy Corner, but it sounds like…
May 21 Heah West Buttress Team in place to move to Camp Two
Climber Keith called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team, who cached above Camp One in warm, bluebird weather. Denali is certainly a place of extremes; the team noted being too hot and likened the glacier above Camp One to Jamaica, while lows at High Camp far above them dipped down to…
May 13 West Buttress Team at 14-Camp
Climber Linda called in a very kind and encouraging update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team. They spent the day waiting out weather at Camp Three at 14,200′,and gave some accolades to their guides. The team is waiting for better weather to make the push to High Camp. Here’s Linda! recording
May 13 West Buttress team rest/weather day at 14-Camp
Mountain Trip lead guide Yoshiko called in an update on the May 13 West Buttress team, who took a convenient rest day just as the weather on the upper mountain began to enter into a low pressure and high wind system. The team spent the majority of the day building up and fortifying the snow…
Jay West Buttress team retrieve cache near Denali Pass
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the May 19 team from Camp Two at 11,200′ on the West Buttress. The team descended yesterday to retrieve their first cache near Denali Pass, and hauled those supplies back up to Camp Two. The team is hoping to cache up around Windy Corner today, May 24,…
May 20 Team cached above Camp One
The May 20 West Buttress trip called in an update on their progress up the route. As they are climbing in expedition-style, they are carrying enough gear and supplies for 22-days on the mountain–far too much gear to haul with them all the way to the summit and back down. So, at each lower camp,…
May 21 West Buttress Team – Photos from Talkeetna
The May 21 Denali West Buttress team has arrived at Denali Base Camp! Here are a couple photos from before they flew into the Alaska Range with Talkeetna Air Taxi.