May 29, 2022
It is finally time to welcome our May 29 West Buttress team! WELCOME! We are so excited to be a part of this team's journey up the frozen arctic slopes of The Great One (Denali). This team will join many others as they climb Denali via the classic West Buttress
May 29, 2022
Guide Maddie Crowell called in last night to report the team made it back to High Camp! Congratulations Maddie for her first summit in three attempts! Congratulations to the entire team! It's a long day, about 14 hours, to attempt the summit and I'm sure the team is looking forward to
May 28, 2022
Florian called in last night. The team was able to take a rest day yesterday in preparation for the big summit attempt today! Not much else to report. The weather is looking prime and we with the team the best of luck. Can't wait to hear their next update! Go
May 28, 2022
Nick calls in for the team last night. The team enjoyed beautiful weather up to the cache at 13,500′ (4114m). At this point, the team will leave their snowshoes behind and mount their crampons. This is where the West Buttress route starts to get more interesting. Leaving Camp 2 the team
May 28, 2022
Steven called in last night to report the team has arrived in Denali Basecamp! Basecamp is located on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier at 7,200' (2194m). Yesterday afternoon, the team flew in from Talkeetna. Located literally at the end of the road, Parks Highway, deep in the Alaska
May 28, 2022
CONGRATULATIONS to the members of our May 8th Denali team who are standing on the summit of North America! The team departed their 17,200 foot High Camp at abut 9:15 Alaska time this morning and reached the summit of North America at just after 6 pm this evening. It was
May 28, 2022
Guide Chris calls in from Camp 3 last night. The team had a good rest and prep day, with lots of sunshine and warm temps. Sounds like sunhoody and Hawaiian shirt weather! Before moving to High Camp the team will go through everything they have and try to narrow down
May 28, 2022
Congratulations to the members of our May 11th West Buttress team, who are standing on the summit of Denali! Strong work team!!! We don't have a lot of details at the moment, but the team made good time ascending over 3000 feet from their High Camp at 17,200 feet. They
May 28, 2022
Lead guide Josh Jesperson calls in from Camp 1 yesterday. The team left Basecamp early yesterday morning. They packed up camp into their backpacks and sleds, laid out their ropes, and tied in. Trudging off with all 110lbs of food, gear, and fuel EACH that they flew onto the glacier
May 28, 2022
It's time to say "Hello!!" to Mountain Trip's 8th West Buttress team of the season! We're so excited to be along for the ride and understand that touching the pearly white slopes of Denali is a life goal for many after several months of training and years spent on mountains
