May 22, 2021
Today we have made the tough decision to not continue upwards, for a variety of reasons. Our primary reason, and what many people are not even considering, is how late in the season everything is getting pushed back and the risk to the Sherpa teams that are supporting very late
May 21, 2021
Climber Lachlan Grassie called in an update from 14-Camp on the West Buttress! They are taking their third rest day in a snow globe, with fresh snow and a light storm obscuring their views. They are on day 12 of their expedition, and they are looking forward to a window
May 21, 2021
Climber Eric Hunter on the May 10 Denali team called in an update after an eventful weather day of watching movies and reading books in their tents. The team is hoping for better weather on the horizon, but for now they're holding tight in camp! Here's Eric! recording
May 21, 2021
The May 18 Denali team called in an update from the kitchen tent at Camp One, 7,800' on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team spent the day setting their first cache at the top of Ski Hill. "Caches," or buried supplies at strategic locations, are crucial to the team's success on
May 21, 2021
This will be our 47th season guiding on Denali, and we're excited to welcome our May 18th to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. Four climbers are joining three Mountain Trip guides to climb the classic West Buttress route to the top of North
May 20, 2021
Team calls in from Camp 3 at 14,200 feet. In response to challenging weather they are taking a rest day before their move up to high camp at 17,200 feet. Spirits are high and everyone is excited for the next few days! Plan is to move up to high camp
May 20, 2021
Patrick calls in from Camp 14,200 feet during a rest day due to poor weather. The team plans to climb the fixed lines on May 21 and cache up on the 16,000 ft ridge. This is a physically demanding day on steep terrain and important for allowing the body to
May 20, 2021
The crew called in from 7,800' on the vast Kahiltna Glacier today. They flew into Base Camp on the 19th of May, organized their kit into separate loads and made the numerous last-minute tweaks to gear in preparation for heading up glacier to climb Denali! Well, in truth, they started
May 20, 2021
All ready to go and holding here at base camp at the moment. We are very closely monitoring traffic going up to Camp 2 and the weather. With 40 knots forecast for tomorrow and 35 knots the next day we are not too motivated to move up quite yet. There
May 19, 2021
The team calls in after retrieving their cache at Windy Corner. After a restful morning and pick-up of supplies down at Windy Corner, the afternoon was spent with skills training to prepare for ascending the fixed lines. The fixed lines live roughly 1,400 feet above camp 14,200' and entail 600
