Climber Paul called in a quick update for the May 19 Private West Buttress Team, still at Camp One for the night at 7,800′. The team enjoyed nicer weather, and burritos and enchiladas after placing their cache above Ski Hill near Denali Pass. Tomorrow they will likely make the move to Camp Two at 11,200′,…
Mountain Trip guide Ty Guarino called in an update on the May 17 team, who moved camp up to 11,200′ – Camp Two. Today they will head down for a backcarry to retrieve their cache, near Denali Pass at around 10,500′. Here’s Ty! recording
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the May 21 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 17 Denali West Buttress team have made their arrival at Denali…
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the May 20 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 17 Denali West Buttress team have made their arrival at Denali…
Mountain Trip guide Kakiko Ramos-Leon called in an update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team, at 14,200′, Camp Three. The team was settling in to have dinner, and they will be spending a couple of days in this camp to acclimatize for the upper mountain. They will likely spend the day today doing…
Climber Kevin Cook called in with an update on the team, who took a rest day today at Camp Two. Weather on the mountain unfortunately did not align for the team to move higher on the route today. However, the team is in a good position to move up to Camp Three at 14,200′ once…
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the team from Camp One at 7,800′ after their move from base camp at 7,200′. While the day’s journey up the glacier doesn’t have much vertical rise, it winds through the lower section of glacier on a moderate slope for several miles, with large crevasse fields on…
Climber Aaron called in an update on the May 17 West Buttress team, who spent the day digging and placing their first cache, up above Camp One. They ascended Ski Hill amidst snow flurries and some classic Alaska Range wind, and left a cache near Denali Pass. Since the team is climbing in expedition style,…
Lead guide Brian Kramp called in an update for the May 6 Denali West Buttress team, who sounds like they had a great rest day at 14,200′, complete with pancakes, quesadillas, pizza and ice cream! They took an additional rest day after retrieving their cache at around 13,500′ to practice skills specific to the upper…
Lead guide Yoshiko called in an update for the May 13 West Buttress team, who enjoyed great weather yesterday setting their next cache at around 13,400′, past Windy Corner. At times, this area can see, as the name implies, freezing, driving winds, but the team had sunshine and pleasant wether for bringing up their cache.…