Lead guide Sebastian Grau called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier with introductions for our June 17 West Buttress team. Denali is an iconic mountain for anyone with a love of wild places and the classic West Buttress route attracts mountaineers from around the globe. This team emblematic of the international appeal…
I just received word that both out May 30 Priya/Greg Team and our June 2 Team have flown off the Kahiltna Glacier and are back in Talkeetna. They had about the perfect day for flying, with exceptionally clear skies and great views of the Alaska Range. We’ll try to get some photos posted and a…
Cason Crane called in from Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, but was unfortunately cut off after making the claim that they are “definitely the best looking team on the mountain.” Well, it never hurts to be freshly showered! The team spent the day reviewing glacier travel and climbing skills and…
We received word that the June 2 Team descended into the broad basin camp at 14,200′ this early afternoon. They dug up the cache of supplies that they had buried prior to ascending to high camp a few days ago and are now waiting for cooler nighttime temperatures before continuing their journey down the West…
Joe Butler called in a couple of hours ago to inform us that the May 30 Priya and Greg team are at 14,200′, waiting for cooler, nighttime temperatures to set in, before continuing their descent down the West Buttress route. Priya and our guide Blaine Horner waited at 14,200′, while the remainder of the team…
I spoke with Laura Duncan a bit ago, and she related the team’s rapid descent from high camp, in order to catch one of the first flights off the glacier this morning. The team asked to just keep going, rather than break the descent up into a couple of days, as we generally do these…
Jean Francois Jenck called in a post from the expansive basin camp at 14,200′. The team got an early start to beat the heat and pushed around Windy Corner at about 10 am local time, arriving at the 14,200′ camp several hours later. Yes, it can be quite warm on a glacier at 14,000′ above…
Our May 30 team of Greg, Joe and Josh reached the summit earlier today and are almost back in camp on a beautiful, clear afternoon on Denali. Our June 2nd Team also reached the top and is traveling back to high camp more or less with the other team. Congratulations to all the climbers!! Today…
Jonathan Sugarman called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′. He made two attempts to call, but the steep walls of the basin to the south make it very difficult to get a satellite signal from their location. Our teams carry radios that enable them to communicate with other Mountain Trip teams on the…
John Oldring called in a really nice post from the top of Denali! The team moved up well and stood on top of North America on a beautiful day. John expresses a lot of love and gratitude in his call, and, on behalf of all of us at Mountain Trip, we would also like to…