May 15, 2021
The May 7 Mountain Trip Denali team called in an update from the route today! They ascended the steep Squirrel and Motorcycle Hills above Camp Two, and continued around Windy Corner to cache in preparation for their move to Camp Three at 14,200'. Once they move up to 14-Camp, they
May 15, 2021
Dave Artusi called in a report today from 11,000', the site of the team's Camp 2. Unfortunately, the transmission was pretty garbled, a result of the steep walls of ice that border camp to the south and prevent good satellite connections. The team moved up today from their previous camp
May 14, 2021
Today was essentially an active rest day for our May 7th West Buttress expedition. Yesterday, they moved camp from 7,800' to 11,000'. The day before, they had cached supplies at about 9,800'. The active part of today was a quick hike down to their cache site, where they dug it
May 14, 2021
Eric Hunter jumped on the call from our May 10th team's Camp 1 at 7,800' on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is making the most of beautiful weather and a good trail. This morning, they loaded up their backpacks and sleds with roughly half their total load of supplies and
May 14, 2021
Carly calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200 feet. The team had beautiful weather in the range and successful moved from Camp 1 up to Camp 2. Upon arrival they all enjoyed a meal of fresh caught Alaska salmon mac n cheese! They are now positioned and ready to trade
May 13, 2021
Patrick O'Neill called in from 7,800' on the Kahiltna Glacier, site of our May 10 West Buttress expedition's Camp 1. The team packed up all their food, fuel and supplies for the expedition and departed the 7,200' Base Camp in the early hours of morning to avoid the heat of
May 13, 2021
The team is staying active in the thick air around Dingboche, hiking off the beaten path up towards Ama Dablam. Feels good to be away from Everest for a few days and hike off the beaten path where we don't see another person. We are making plans now to head
May 12, 2021
The Mountain Trip May 10 West Buttress Team arrived in Kahiltna Basecamp yesterday afternoon after spending a day and a half in Talkeetna on standby due to weather. The team settled into camp last night with hot drinks and sights set on moving to Camp 1 (7,800') today. The move
May 12, 2021
Corey calls in from Camp 1 at 7800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team successfully carried and cached gear and food to 9800 feet to continue their push up the mountain. That dug-in pile of equipment in the glacier is then marked by GPS and tall sticks of bamboo
May 12, 2021
Here's an update on the team from lead guide Matt Park. Unfortunately they were not able to fly when scheduled due to weather. Weather in the Alaska range this time of year is extremely unpredictable. Melting snows change wind patterns and warming temps over the ocean inject more moisture inland.
