WELCOME TO ALASKA – MAY 11th WEST BUTTRESS DENALI TEAM Standing high above the surrounding tundra of Denali National Park, ‘The Great One’ has enticed and enchanted mountaineers from around the world for over a century. Today our second team of climbers of the season will assemble in Anchorage to go over trip logistics,…
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in an update from Camp One on the Denali West Buttress at 7,800′. The team sounds to be “inside a ping pong ball,” a common weather phenomenon on Denali where the visibility essentially dissipates to near nothing, and it is a bit disorienting trying to route-find when one can’t…
Mountain Trip guide Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8th West Buttress team, who were able to move up to Camp 1 at 7,800′ with heavy loads of gear. Their day of climbing began relatively clear with clouds still obscuring the majority of the mountains, but the weather grew increasingly overcast as…
Guide Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8 West Buttress Team, who were able to fly into Denali Base Camp after waiting on the weather to open up for the majority of the day in Talkeetna. The team is hoping to move to Camp One tomorrow (May 11) after doing some preparations…
MAY 13th DENALI WEST BUTTRESS TEAM! Each year, climbers are drawn from around the world to experience the splendor and remoteness of the Alaska Range, and especially to climb the highest peak in North America. Denali rises an impressive 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea. Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is notorious for presenting climbers…
WELCOME May 8th West Buttress Team! The May 8th Denali West Buttress team will officially kick off our season in the Alaska Range. We welcome another group of climbers who have chosen to place their trust in Mountain Trip. This year marks our 44rd year of guiding on Denali, and we’re just as excited…
With plenty of adventures, twists, turns (and way too many laughs to count), the June 17 Mountain Trip team returns to Anchorage happy and satisfied, having placed all team members on the summit. The light-hearted nature of our team members provided plenty of smiles along the way, often singing songs and cracking jokes over guide-cooked…
Lead Guide Brian Muller called in the final trip report for the June 19 Team. After a big descent, the team is now in Talkeetna, enjoying a big meal and all the oxygen available at them at lower altitude. It’s been a great journey and the team has lots to be proud of! Congratulations, again!…
The June 21 Team is headed back to Base Camp. Lead Guide Eli Potter called in to report that it was a long, hard descent to 14 Camp from High Camp, but the team made it and they spent the afternoon napping in 14 Camp. The plan is to wait until evening, then make the…
The Team moved from 14 Camp to Base Camp, then flew out to Talkeetna, then drove to Anchorage. Whew! It was a huge day and everyone is safe and sound and back in Anchorage. Here’s Josh: