The June 21 team called in from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) where they have taken yet another rest day due to poor travel conditions on the upper mountain. Morale is still high however and the team is keeping themselves occupied with reinforcing the snow walls around their camp. It’s truly a test of…
The June 21 team spent their ninth day at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) resting in their tents, between extra tasty camp meals, and a team cribbage tournament! Like all teams on Denali right now weather has made travel and progress to the upper mountain nearly impossible. The team is hoping the high winds…
Mountain Trip apprentice guide, Steven Burns called in an update for the June 23 team to let us know they are still enjoying life in the snow globe up at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). Reaching Camp 3 or “14 Camp” is a milestone on the West Buttress route and gives climb teams the…
The June 21 team radioed in from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) where they are reinforcing snow walls around their tents and preparing to ride out the latest storm to hit the Alaskan Range this season. The team reports high winds and a poor weather forecast in the days ahead. They are sending best…
The June 21 Team celebrated the Fourth of July with a corn hole toss tournament on their sixth night at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). The team loves this well-equipped camp so much they hardly want to leave! From here they are waiting for the weather to improve on the upper mountain so they…
Lead guide Jesse Wright called in to let friends and family of the June 18 team know that they are back in Anchorage safe after wrapping up their Denali expedition. This team made the tough call of turning back from their summit attempt and hanging at High Camp 17,200 ft (5242 m) until the weather…
Daniel called in the team report today, but unfortunately the satellite connected was weak and the call dropped. The team is happy and hunkered down at 14 Camp, waiting for the weather to improve to continue their ascent. Here’s Daniel with the abbreviated report: recording
Guide Stephen Burns reports that the team took a rest day at windy, stormy 14 Camp today. Rest days are a great opportunity for a team to rejuvenate, hydrate, and prepare for the big move to high camp and the upper mountain. It sounds like the team is eating well and keeping spirits high! …
The June 21 team enjoyed a well-deserved rest day at 14 Camp, located in the beautiful Genet basin. Team members took the opportunity to fortify camp by building snow walls to protect camp from forecasted high winds and snow. A rest day also gives a team the opportunity to generally rest, relax, hydrate, and prepare…
Unfortunately the audio message from Lead Guide Jesse Wright is garbled due to communication vagaries in the mountains; however, the team descended to Base Camp and awaits a return flight to Talkeetna. A prolonged forecast of high winds and disturbed weather was the reason the team made the tough decision to head down. But everyone…