June 15, 2021
Jason Denley calls in from the dinner table at 14,200' Camp. With a not-a-cloud-in-the-sky blue bird day, the team was able to move from Camp 2 up to Camp 14,200'. Pausing at Windy Corner to take in the view without a stitch of wind is a day to remember. The
June 15, 2021
Logan calls in after a couple busy days to begin the expedition! They were able to fly in to basecamp on the afternoon of the 14th and right away set up camp to then leave that same evening to cross the Kahiltna Glacier at night while the temperatures were cold
June 15, 2021
Dear Friends and Family, It’s been a pleasure sharing the journey up and down the West Buttress of Denali, along with a handful of riddles with the team. Year 2020 must have been a challenge for everyone, but Denali enjoyed a year of peace and has provided us with a
June 14, 2021
Climber Jason Woo called in an update from the June 9 Denali West Buttress team-- they made it up to Camp Two, at 11,200'! The team has the unique perspective of traveling on a night schedule on the lower mountain, to escape the heat and avoid traveling across any snow-bridges
June 14, 2021
Climber Sean Karls called in an update on the June 6 West Buttress team! The climbers spent the day bringing a cache up to "Windy Corner" a notoriously crevassed--and you guessed it, windy--section of the route. It sounds like yesterday that the team had pleasant weather and did not have
June 14, 2021
Kristin called in a quick update from High Camp after the team all arrived back down to a bit thicker air after a successful summit. They will take a bit of a rest at 17,200' before descending back down to 14,200'. The team will likely take a bit more of
June 13, 2021
Guide Harrison Lewis called in an update from Camp Two at 11,200'! The team had just finished dinner and is doing well. The team backcarried to retrieve their cache near Kahiltna Pass at around 10,500'. Here's Harrison! recording
June 13, 2021
Ross Jobson called in from our June 9th team's Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. He and the team carried loads of supplies up the glacier to about 10,000 feet, just below Kahiltna Pass, the low point between Denali and neighboring Mount Capps. They pulled their heavy sleds up a
June 13, 2021
Teamwork ruled the day! Rob Caldwell and Terry Robertson from our May 27th team joined forces with Lead Mountain Trip Guide Kristin Arnold, Matt Millard, Asher Perez, Roi Negri and guide Kakiko Ramos-Leon to climb to the top of north America! They had a bluebird day and enjoyed the view
June 13, 2021
We've been looking forward to this trip for a long while after last season was put on hold. This will be our first guided full ski ascent and descent of Denali in almost a decade. Back in the 1970s, founder of Mountain Trip Gary Bocarde led many expeditions primarily on
