The May 8 team had a beautiful day on Sunday (May 20) to climb from camp at 14,200 ft up to the ridge at 16,300 ft where they cached some food and fuel in preparation for moving to high camp. The climbing from the 14,200 ft camp gets a bit steeper as they ascend up…
The guys had beautiful weather today and were able to move on up to Camp3 at 14,200 ft! Jason called in this evening and said he was just wearing a sun hoody at Windy Corner, which can be a notoriously cold and windy spot. They are enjoying the spectacular views of Mount Foraker and Mount…
Chris had the honors of making the evening dispatch for the May 13 Denali team. They moved on up to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft in beautiful weather and are back on track after some weather delays to start the trip. Everyone is in good spirits and doing great after a big move from 7,800…
The May 18 Denali Team is at basecamp! They were delayed one day by weather, but are happy to be on the glacier tonight and ready to start climbing tomorrow! The flight from the village of Talkeetna to basecamp on the Kahiltna Glacier is about 45 minutes and one of the most beautiful mountain flights…
Mountain Trip guide Brian Kramp called in an update on the May 18 team, who unfortunately were unable to fly into the Alaska Range from Talkeetna today due to weather. They worked on a variety of skills from rigging packs and sleds to discussing roped glacier travel. They are hoping for a weather window today.…
Dave Nesis called in an update from Camp Three at 14,200′. They were able to grab their cache down low at around 13,500′ and are in good position to continue up the route as the weather allows. As soon as the weather allows, the team will ascend the headwall above camp and the steep climbing…
Climber Sophie Chung called in an update on the May 11 Denali West Buttress team took a rest and weather day at 11,200′, now that they have their cache in above Windy Corner and will be ready to move to 14,200′ when the weather allows. Other teams reported waking up to between 12 and 15…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in an update on the May 10 Denali West Buttress team. They had hoped to move up to Camp Three at 14,200′ today, but they awoke to about 12 to 15″ of snow, by Jason’s estimation. The team had planned on moving to Camp Three at 14,200′, but will…
WELCOME MAY 18 DENALI WEST BUTTRESS TEAM! Standing majestically at 20,310′ above the surrounding tundra and enticing mountaineers from around the world to test their mettle for over a decade, Denali has enticed another group of Mountain Trip climbers to head to the great white north. Less than 200 miles from the Artic Circle, featuring…
Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8th Denali West Buttress team, who has made the move to 14,200′! Tomorrow they will back-carry to retrieve their cache down near Windy Corner at 13,500′. Here’s Brian!