May 15, 2022
Chloe called in with the May 8 team last night! Today the team had what we call an "active rest day". Today was a significantly shorter day than when they move camps, allowing them to get out and stretch their legs, get some of that lactic acid flowing and moved
May 14, 2022
Birthday boy Craig Lenning called in today's post from a camp with a view! Early this morning, the team packed up camp at Base Camp, tied themselves and their heavily laden sleds to their climbing ropes and took a hike downhill towards Camp 1. Nope, that wasn't a typo...! Base
May 14, 2022
Josh Gagner called in on behalf of the May 8th West Buttress expedition. Today they made the push up the Kahiltna Glacier and established themselves at 11,000 feet, the site of their Camp 2. Under bluebird skies, but in the shade of early morning (remember, it never gets dark in
May 13, 2022
They May 11 team made it to Denali's base camp yesterday afternoon! After an extra day in Talkeetna waiting for the weather to clear they got the call from Talkeetna Air Taxi to get ready to go. They loaded their massive piles of gear onto the plane again, and this
May 13, 2022
The weather shut down travel on the mountain today with a foot of new snow and winds, the team spent the day in camp. These weather days are to be expected and a normal part of climbing a big mountain like Denali. The team has many extra days in their
May 13, 2022
Lead guide Matt Park emailed the office to update us on yesterday's adventure. "We had ourselves a genuine Alaska Range fake out today. After making our way to Talkeetna with the team, we had our briefing with the National Park rangers and immediately after were on weather hold. We disbursed
May 12, 2022
Julian calls in from Camp 1 to report that the May 8 team successfully cached at 9,800 feet yesterday. Caching is an expedition style of climbing that allows teams to lighten their loads as well as acclimatize to the altitude. The team choses food, fuel, and gear that they won't
May 11, 2022
The above photo is from the Mountain Trip Denali archives, a great view of the route from Base Camp to Camp 1! James Partridge with the May 8 team calls in to report from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet. The move from Base Camp to Camp 1 is often considered
May 11, 2022
Mountain Trip is thrilled to welcome our second Denali team of the 2022 season, the May 11 team, to Alaska! The team will be meeting today for a final gear check and to discuss logistics before driving to Talkeetna where they will catch their flight (weather permitting) tomorrow to Base
May 10, 2022
The team called in from Base Camp yesterday at 7,200 feet. Base Camp is located on the southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, a tributary of the mile-wide and 40-mile long Kahiltna Glacier. The crew has high spirits as they open up the Denali season for Mountain Trip! They enjoyed
