Well, it’s official: our Denali season is off to the races! The May 8th Team is on their way up the mountain. After spending one day in Talkeetna, waiting for good flying weather, the team flew into the Alaska Range on the morning of May 10th, arriving at Kahiltna Base Camp to begin their grand…
Please join us in welcoming our 4th Denali team of the season: the May 13th West Buttress Team, or as they would like to be called, the “SA & CO Denali Team”! This Expedition Team consists of: Climber Mohamed Zahid Climber Ret Taylor Climber Haytham Zahid Climber Mike Stuart Climber Alex Beal Led by their…
We are excited to introduce and welcome our 3rd Denali team of the season: the May 12th 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, so we are honored that these climbers…
It’s time to welcome and introduce our second Denali team of the season: the May 10th 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, so we are honored that these climbers chose…
We are excited to welcome and introduce our first Denali team of the season: the May 8th West Buttress Team! This team consists of: Climber Kevin Matteson Lead Guide Eli Potter Assistant Guide Chris Lile We will be following along as our first expedition team of the year begins their journey to ascend the snow…
Hello Everyone, thanks for following along with our trip. We had a good time up there and all came back safely and still friends, which is the ultimate goal. We all would have loved to have reached the summit, but like many of the expeditions this year the weather prevented that from happening. The mountains force us…
From lead guide Jesse Wright: 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 followed us on our expedition and we can’t thank you enough for all…
The June 23 team called in to let us know that they are following the wave of climb teams that are cutting their losses on a summit bid and beginning the descent back to Denali base camp 7,200 ft ( 2194 m). As another storm rolls in this is the best decision for the team…
The June 21 team called in their dispatch as they began the process of breaking camp down at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). Despite this team’s patience with the weather on Denali this season, the poor travel conditions have not let up and the forecast isn’t showing that a summit bid would be successful…
The June 23 team radioed in on the 14th day of their Denali expedition. Like most climb teams, they have been unable to climb higher than Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). Conditions are king in any mountain range, especially in Alaska where poor weather and storms can hang on for weeks at a time.…