Three Mountain Trip 2016 West Buttress teams (May 28, May 30, June 1) all made their summit bids on Denali yesterday, June 16, in clear, calm weather. The teams paralleled each other on their ascent from High Camp to the summit at 20,310′, leaving camp and heading up at around 8:00 am. The teams enjoyed…
Does anyone speak German that could help us translate? Alas, the Mountain Trip June 11 West Buttress team is so international that I can’t quite keep up with their language preferences. It’s always interesting to open up an audio recording in a foreign language. The climber (who I’m guessing is Remo Bernhardsgrütter, correct me if…
Mountain Trip lead guide Bill Allen called in with an update on the private Upper Rib expedition, with clients Ephi and Omri Gildor. The team enjoyed a smooth and scenic flight out to their Base Camp on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. They then hastily set up camp, chowed down on pizza, and set their alarm…
Mountain Trip client Greg Johnson called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress expedition. The team did a bit of sightseeing around the beautiful 14-Camp, and spent the day resting to prepare to move higher on the mountain. The next section of the route will be the steepest and most technical…
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in to report that the team woke up to a beautiful day, and they are making their way to the summit! Good luck, team! Here’s Jacob:
Mountain Trip would like to welcome and introduce the next small group of climbers, who will be making an attempt on the formidable Upper Rib Route on Denali. The Upper Rib follows the path of the classic West Buttress Route up until Camp 3 at 14,200′, and then deviates to the left where the West…
Mountain Trip would like to welcome and introduce our next group of adventurers who will be headed out to Denali Base Camp today to make an attempt on the classic West Buttress route. As always, Mountain Trip appreciates the trust and support of our climbers to help them realize their big mountain dreams on the…
Mountain Trip climber David Porter, on the June 11 Denali West Buttress expedition, called in with an update on the team’s progress. Today they plan to climb up Squirrel Hill and cache above Windy Corner at around 13,500′, and then head up to Camp 3 at 14,200′ within the next several days. Like all of…
Lead Guide Scott Woollums with the Mountain Trip May 30 Denali West Buttress expedition (referred to individually by nickname) called in with an update from the lofty High Camp at 17,200′. The team just moved up yesterday in what Scott described as “absolutely perfect” weather, and set up camp on a beautiful evening, with views…
Lead guide Ben Adkison called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress team, who have been making steady, consistent progress up the mountain. Ben said they woke up late and had a big breakfast of chocolate chip coconut pancakes before caching above camp.He said the weather was impressively clear and…