June 28, 2021
Lead Guide Elias called in with a report that the team was able to cache gear for the upper mountain at 16,500'. This cache was the team's first go at the headwall and the fixed lines. All went smooth! The team now gets to take a well earned rest day
June 27, 2021
Lead guide Jesse Wright called in an update on the "Big Knots" team, who were able to make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200' in spectacular weather! Conditions are looking up for the team as a high pressure system moves back over the Alaska Range, bringing clear skies
June 27, 2021
June 17 West Buttress Team called in an update from 14-Camp! Today they backcarried back towards Windy Corner at around 13,800' to grab their cache. In the coming days, weather permitting, the team will head up the steep headwall above camp, up the fixed lines, to cache on the 16,000'
June 27, 2021
Mountain Trip lead guide Eli Potter called in an update for the June 9 West Buttress team, who finally had the chance to move camp up to 17,200' High Camp! The team made a strong push up the steep headwall above 14-Camp and the fixed lines to reach the aesthetic,
June 27, 2021
Lead guide Aaron Diamond called in an update on the Denali Ski Team, who was able to make the move up to High Camp today! Despite the strong, stormy low pressure system in the Alaska Range that has prevailed for the past week, the team has still been making great
June 27, 2021
The June 20th team checked in from their Camp 2 at 11,000 feet (I think it was Andrew?). They dropped down from camp this morning to retrieve their cache from about a thousand feet below. It only took them about 20 minutes to get to the cache site and a
June 27, 2021
Kevin called in today's report. Based on the forecast of good weather in the coming days, the team decided to forgo the Rib and continue to ascend the West Buttress route, The team moved a load of equipment and supplies up the fixed lines to a cache site at 16,400'.
June 27, 2021
Elias called in an update from 14,200' Camp Three! Reaching this camp is a milestone for climbers on the route, and they're rewarded with absolutely spectacular views, already high above many of the peaks of the Alaska Range. The team will stay here upwards of three days, acclimatizing, practicing skills
June 27, 2021
Lead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki called in an update on the June 20 West Buttress Team, who were able to make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200'. The team battled whiteout conditions and strong winds, and picked up a few things from their cache on the way up to
June 27, 2021
Guide Chris Cullaz called in an update on the June 17 Team, who pushed up camp despite the wind and the last lingering low visibility of the last storm cycle. They made the move from 11,200' Camp Two to 14,200' Camp Three in good time, despite the poor conditions. It
