The team spent a good chunk of the day practicing skills that they will use on the upper mountain, right out of 14 Camp. It was also a day for the team to rest, relax, and hydrate before heading tomorrow to altitudes exceeding 16,400′. The physical exertion combined with the thin air at high altitude…
Through hard work and sheer will, the team made it to the top of Denali. Congratulations, everyone!
The team made a quick drop from 11 Camp down to their cache site to retrieve the cache. It’s a quick round trip and after they returned to camp, Fischer lead a skills lesson for the team. It sounds like everyone is doing well and enjoying the break in the weather! Here’s Fischer:
The team is back in Anchorage, safe and sound. Here’s Brian with a final trip report:
WELCOME TO DENALI, JUNE 22 WEST BUTTRESS TEAM! Our final West Buttress trip of the season convened in Alaska a couple of days ago, to gear up for their 21-day expedition on Denali. They will be taking the classic West Buttress Route, with a rich climbing history of over a century, to, conditions…
Ryan called in for the June 11 Denali West Buttress at Camp Three at 14,200′! The team plans on being at 14-Camp for another couple of days to acclimate to the thinner air of the upper mountain, rest up for their summit bid, and refresh mountaineering skills that will be essential as the route becomes…
Mountain Trip climber John Reed called in an update on the June 15 West Buttress expedition at Camp Two (John mistakenly mentions Camp One, but the team has made their way to Camp Two at 11,200′). The team has been traveling on a night schedule up to this point, and as John mentions, experiencing a…
Mountain Trip guide Eli Potter called in on behalf of the June 7/65 Degrees North Expedition. They pushed up to High Camp, 30 mph winds, wind chill values pushing negative 30 Fahrenheit. Unfortunately, while the weather looked clear to head to the summit, the team had exhausted all of their energy on the challenging climb…
Climber Etienne Roederer called in an update for the June 18 team after the team made it up to Camp Two at 11,200′. They team woke up in the later evening and trekked under the light of the midnight sun, with spectacular views of surrounding peaks as they ascended Ski Hill past their cache point…
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in an update for the June 15 Denali West Buttress team as the team was packing up to head to Camp Two at 11,200′. The team will continue to travel on the night schedule up to Camp Two, leaving at around 1 a.m. by the light of the midnight…