May 31, 2019
Guide Jason Denley called in an update after a nighttime descent down to Base Camp, a long, midnight sun-lit push that drops over 13,000' in vertical from the summit back down to 7,200'. Unfortunately, the weather has prevented them from catching a ride with Talkeetna Air Taxi back to civilization,
May 31, 2019
Guide Nicole Lawton called in an update from the May 19 team, still waiting on the weather at High Camp, and eating plenty of snacks. Once again the team awoke to high winds streaming off the summit ridge above camp, and decided to wait for better conditions to make their
May 31, 2019
This update from the May 20 team is a bit hard to hear, but we know that the team spent their day caching above the fixed lines, at around on the route up to High Camp. They plan on taking a rest day on Sunday, June 2, before they push
May 31, 2019
Once again the team awoke to high winds streaming off the summit ridge above camp, and decided to wait for better conditions to make their summit push. The weather forecast is suggesting a promising weather window on Monday and Tuesday, with the winds diminishing significantly and dry weather predicted. Here's
May 31, 2019
Climber Alexander called in an update on the May 21 West Buttress team, from Camp Three at 14,200' on the route. Yesterday, the team broke out their crampons and ascended the steep fixed lines to cache on the ridge, at around 16,300', to put them into position to move up
May 31, 2019
Mark from the May 13 Denali West Buttress expedition ("Yoshi and the Yetis"), who reached the summit a couple of days ago, called in an update from Base Camp, awaiting their flight out of the range. The team descended over 13,000' down from the summit of Denali, picking up a
May 30, 2019
Mountain Trip lead guide Karl Welter called in an update on the May 21 Heah West Buttress team from Camp Three at 14,200', who retrieved their cache up above Windy Corner. They now have all of their gear back at Camp Three, and were working diligently to carefully divide out
May 30, 2019
Climber Dave Ge called in an update on the Mountain Trip May 24 Expedition, who descended to Denali Pass to pick up their cache. They then returned to camp and practiced their ice axe and crampon technique for the upper mountain. Some highlights from the team included quesadillas, spicy curry
May 30, 2019
Mountain Trip guide Ty Guarino called in a quick update for the May 17 team at High Camp, awaiting a weather window. Teams observed winds up high and are waiting for a more optimal weather window before they make the push for the summit. Here's Ty! recording
May 30, 2019
The May 20 West Buttress team called in an update from Camp Three on the route. Here's the update! recording
