May 26, 2024
Please join us in welcoming our 9th Denali team of the season: the May 26th West Buttress Team! We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are honored
May 26, 2024
Lead Guide Harrison called in from 17,000' to report that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition has made it to High Camp! Give it a listen: Audio Recording It sounds like Harrison and his team experienced amazing views on the 16,000' Ridge that leads from the Headwall to High
May 25, 2024
Assistant Guide Joe from the May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that the team has made it to Camp 2 at 11,200'! The transmission is a bit broken (Camp 2 is notorious for featuring bad satellite phone reception!), but you can hear that the weather was
May 25, 2024
Lead Guide Jesse Wright called in from a REAL PHONE to let us know the May 13th Team (aka "Team SA & CO) has safely made their way off Denali and has landed back on solid ground in Talkeetna. Listen Here: Audio Recording The SA & CO Team will now
May 25, 2024
One of our Belgian climbers called in from the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition to announce that they had a lovely day with good weather and high spirits as they put in their first cache below Camp 2! Listen to the report here: Audio Recording The May 22nd team
May 24, 2024
BIRTHDAY CAKE AT 14,200'?!? You've just got to listen to this update from Marcel, who turned 39 on May 23! Lead Guide Harrison surprised him with a cake at Camp 3. What a treat! Marcel also has a special shout out in German for those following along back at home.
May 24, 2024
The May 17th West Buttress Denali Expedition (aka the "Tallest Team on the Mountain") has made it to Camp 3! Assistant Guide Boaz called in with the update. Listen Here: Audio Recording The team moved up and around Windy Corner to join our other teams at Camp 3 in the
May 24, 2024
This transmission is a bit broken and hard to hear, but we're excited to announce that the May 10th West Buttress Denali Expedition has pushed up to High Camp at 17,000'! A climber with the May 10th Team called in from their highest point on the mountain to give us
May 24, 2024
After a valiant attempt at climbing the highest peak in North America, the May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition has hit the team's high point and is heading back down the mountain. Lead Guide Jesse Wright called in to let us know the news. Listen here: Audio Recording Climbing Denali
May 24, 2024
After trekking 5 miles across the lower Kahiltna Glacier, the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition has made it to Camp 1! This team is one of our many "international expeditions" with team members hailing from all over the globe. Listen to the audio dispatch below to find out where
