John Ladd, of the June 5 West Buttress Expedition on Denali, called in with an update on their progress. The June 5 team enjoyed the Mountain Trip classic breakfast favorite, Denali Sandwiches (cream cheese, sausage, on a toasted everything bagel) before setting off higher up the mountain. They would certainly need their energy for the…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in with an update on the June 1 Denali West Buttress Expedition. The team has been at it on the mountain for a week today. Yesterday, they cached at 13,200 ft. and slept at Camp 2 at 11,200 ft. Jason said everyone is looking great, feeling strong and the…
We have a two-part message today, as (I think) Hernán called in a report in Spanish and then Scott Woolums gave us the English version. Tenemos un mensaje de dos partes del equipo, como Hernán llama en un informe en español y después de Scott llamada en una versión Inglés. The team is at 14,200′…
Client Mark calls in on behalf of the May 28 team, who have run into weather on the high mountain. He said that they spent the day in their tents, drinking hot drinks, sleeping, and doing their best to pass the time until. He joked that they all talked a lot about solving the world’s…
Lead guide Constantine Sevaris called in on behalf of our May 28th trip. They are camped at the broad, Genet Basin at 14,200 feet on the West Buttress route of Denali. The team has been busy pushing upwards, but is now waiting on the weather to improve above them, so they can make a move…
Mountain Trip Guide Ben Adkison called in on behalf of the June 5 team from Denali Base Camp at 7,200 ft. Due to bad weather, the team spent a “layover day” in Talkeetna, working on sled and pack rigging and glacier travel skills. They had a successful flight out to the glacier yesterday morning, and…
Yesterday, our May 22nd team awoke at 17,200′ with the understanding that it was the last day they had available in their schedule to make a summit bid. As the sun crept around the south side of north America’s tallest mountain, the skies cleared and the team suited up, tied into their climbing ropes and…
Honglin Guo called in from the beautiful basin camp on the West Buttress route of Denali. The team moved up in cold, somewhat foggy conditions, climbing about 4.5 miles above the site of their previous camp. The route climbed up the first big hill of the route, known as Ski Hill, which starts right above…
22 days after starting their expedition, the members of our May 14th West Buttress team are hoping for a clearing in the weather so they can fly off the glacier. Some team members have already had to change flights and others might miss tomorrow’s scheduled flights. We plan for 22 days, which is a day…
Today a small team of climbers are assembling in Anchorage to meet our guide team in preparation for their attempt on North America’s tallest mountain – Denali. They will review the plan for the climb, finish packing portions of each climber’s lunch snacks and the guides will review all of their clothing an equipment. The…