Eric Hunter jumped on the call from our May 10th team’s Camp 1 at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is making the most of beautiful weather and a good trail. This morning, they loaded up their backpacks and sleds with roughly half their total load of supplies and carried it all up to…
Patrick O’Neill called in from 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier, site of our May 10 West Buttress expedition’s Camp 1. The team packed up all their food, fuel and supplies for the expedition and departed the 7,200′ Base Camp in the early hours of morning to avoid the heat of the sun. It was a…
The Mountain Trip May 10 West Buttress Team arrived in Kahiltna Basecamp yesterday afternoon after spending a day and a half in Talkeetna on standby due to weather. The team settled into camp last night with hot drinks and sights set on moving to Camp 1 (7,800′) today. The move to Camp 1 is a…
Corey calls in from Camp 1 at 7800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team successfully carried and cached gear and food to 9800 feet to continue their push up the mountain. That dug-in pile of equipment in the glacier is then marked by GPS and tall sticks of bamboo to be retrieved the day…
Here’s an update on the team from lead guide Matt Park. Unfortunately they were not able to fly when scheduled due to weather. Weather in the Alaska range this time of year is extremely unpredictable. Melting snows change wind patterns and warming temps over the ocean inject more moisture inland. So we are on a…
The May 7 Team arrived at Camp 1 (7,800′) yesterday afternoon, after a “leisurely” 5 mile walk across the Kahiltna Glacier. It has been snowing for the past 24 hours since the team arrived in basecamp, with temperatures in the 20’s. Luckily, the lower glacier of Denali can still be navigated even with some weather,…
Mountain Trip is thrilled to welcome our May 10, 2021 West Buttress expedition team to Alaska! Six climbers have made their way to Anchorage and are en route to the small, end of the road (literally!) town of Talkeetna, from where they will fly to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier and then begin…
Our first team of the Denali season arrived in Kahiltna Basecamp yesterday afternoon. After one night of the “Talkeetna Hang” (a tradition for many trips heading into the Alaska Range), the team was able to score a weather window for flying. Upon arrival on the glacier, every team goes over some crucial skills that will…
This will be our 47th season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the May 7 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 7 Denali West Buttress expedition will kick off the Denali season for…
After an unanticipated break, we are so stoked to have Mountain Trip teams back in the Alaska Range! We currently have three teams climbing and skiing in the Range. For a couple weeks in early April, storms and exceptionally low temperatures kept climbers at bay. However, as our first climbing team arrived in Anchorage the…