Lead Guide Josh called in with the audio dispatch of the May 29th West Buttress Denali Expedition! The team flew into Basecamp from Talkeetna and is preparing to make the move to Camp 1. Here’s Josh: Audio Recording According to Josh, everyone is excited an ready to begin their adventure. From Basecamp, the summit is…
A climber from the May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition reports that the team successfully navigated the fixed lines on the Headwall and was able to put in a cache on the 16,000′ Ridge above Camp 3! Listen here: Audio Recording The Headwall comprises the final 800′ of the climb leading from Camp 3 up…
Assistant Guide Dylan (our best guess) called in to report that the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition has completed their “back carry” and retrieved their cache below Camp 3! Listen in here: Audio Recording Now that the May 22nd Team has all of their equipment with them at Camp 3, they can settle in…
Lead Guide Ty called in to report that the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition put in a cache above Camp 1 and they plan to move to Camp 2 tomorrow! Here’s Ty: Audio Recording The May 26th team has now made their first “carry and cache” of the trip, hauling sled loads full of…
Please join us in welcoming our 10th Denali team of the season: the May 29th West Buttress Team! We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are honored that these climbers chose us…
Here is Lead Guide Jesse Wright’s final report for the May 13th Team (aka Team SA & CO): “Our Expedition has come to an end. The whole team is back on solid ground enjoying the lower altitude where we can all get some much-needed rest and recovery time. Thank you to all of you that…
The international crew of the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition, with Belgian, Polish, Portuguese, and British climbers (via Hong Kong) called in to let us know that they put in a cache around Windy Corner! Listen here: Audio Recording The climber who called in gives us a great play-by-play of the terrain this team…
Lead Guide Harrison from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from sunny and warm Talkeetna, Alaska, where all weary climbers end their great Denali adventure! Here’s Harrison: Audio Recording Compared to the cold snow-covered slopes of Denali, the little town of Talkeetna feels like a veritable paradise to climbers after they unload…
Assistant Guide Patrick called in to give us the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition’s first audio dispatch of their trip! The team is resting at Camp 1 after moving there from Basecamp last night. Here is Patrick’s report: Audio Recording It sounds like they are off to a great start, enjoying some tuna melts…
The May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition is on their way! After flying in to Basecamp, the team packed up their sleds and trekked the 5 miles across the lower Kahiltna Glacier to make it to Camp 1. The challenge comes quickly on Denali as the first thing the climbers encounter along their route to…