June 22, 2019
David Wilde checked in from the sunny and warm basin of Camp 2 on Denali's West Buttress Route. Today was a relatively easy day, with the team sleeping in before dropping down a thousand feet to retrieve the cache they buried in the snow a couple days ago. After digging
June 22, 2019
Rest day! The team enjoyed a leisurely day today, resting their bodies and building up a bit more acclimatization before making the big push to High Camp. Brian Kramp called in with an update from Camp 3, where it was sunny and warm today. The team will pack up camp
June 22, 2019
Lead Guide Nick Nason called in from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier after he, Alan Snyder and Logan Demarcus had a great day carrying loads to an elevation of about 10,000'. It was a sunny, clear day and they made the most of the good weather to ferry supplies
June 22, 2019
Once again - congratulations are in order! The team made it back to High Camp in the late evening hours, with all climbers happy and proud of his and her achievements. Today, they'll sleep in a bit before packing up camp for the long climb down to their previous camps
June 21, 2019
Benefiting from beautiful weather, Mountain Trip's June 10th West Buttress team climbed up the steepest section of the route today, to establish a cache of supplies on a striking ridge at about 16,500'. They had dropped down glacier from their 14,200' camp yesterday to retrieve supplies that had been previously
June 21, 2019
Lead Guide Jason Denley reached out today from a beautiful basin camp that will be Team Ema's new digs for a few days. They departed their previous camp early in the morning to take advantage of colder nighttime temperatures, which make for easier travel than you'd encounter in the heat
June 21, 2019
Mountain Trip Guide Logan Demarcus called in from 7,800' on the vast Kahiltna Glacier. He, Alan Snyder and Lead Guide Nick Nason made the five mile trek from Base Camp in the early hours of pre-dawn, and enjoyed great conditions, with a firm trail up the glacier. As the day
June 21, 2019
Brigitte Frost Noehr called in from the team's new home at 11,200' (3414m), located in a very pretty, west facing bowl (at least, I think it was Brigitte - she used a shortened version of her name...). The team got an early start to miss the heat of the day.
June 21, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS! The June 4th West Buttress team called from the tallest point of North America! The team showed patience and it paid off - they are on the summit on a beautiful, warm day. They departed this morning and climbed 1000' (300m) up a fairly steep, rising traverse, known in
June 21, 2019
Lead Guide Brian Muller updated us on his team, which is resting today at 14,200' (4328m), after numerous days of hard work to reach this point. Their plan is to move up to High Camp at 17,200' (5243m) tomorrow and see what the weather does. They are making great time
