May 27, 2019
Hello everyone! After a day of resting in Anchorage, i’ve had the opportunity to reflect on my last trip up the West Buttress on Denali. I feel very fortunate to have spent the last few weeks in one of my favorite places with a fun and strong team. We tried
May 26, 2019
The team woke to some pretty stormy weather with a bit of wind and snow, but that didn't stop them from heading back down to their cache and bringing the rest of their food and fuel supplies up to Camp 3 at 14,200ft. They are in the midst of a
May 26, 2019
Climber Kevin Cook called in an update once again from 14-Camp, where the team is currently "aggressively" resting and awaiting a break in the weather to move up to High Camp at 17,200'. The team is hoping to move up on Tuesday, with a chance to perhaps head for the
May 26, 2019
Climber Olga Roman called in an update for the May 20 team, who took a weather and rest day at Camp Two at 11,200'. They spent plenty of time preparing food, socializing in the kitchen tent and likely fortifying their snow walls to weather the storm passing through the Alaska
May 26, 2019
Climber Alexander Jury called in an update for the May 21 team, settled in at Camp Two at 11,200', weathering the storm. Here's Alexander! recording
May 26, 2019
Lead guide Jesse Wright took some time to introduce everyone on the team. The May 24 group has spent about a day and a half at Denali Base Camp, unfortunately in the rain-snow mix, after catching the last flight in from Talkeetna after the storm descended on the Alaska Range.
May 26, 2019
The team is waiting out the weather at the 14,200 ft camp today. Yoshiko called in and said it's currently snowing with 35 mph winds and they are expecting more high winds tonight. They are happy to be hunkered down at the 14 camp with a bunch of other Mountain
May 25, 2019
The May 21 Denali team moved up to the 11,000 ft camp today! The weather started nice, but it sounds like it deteriorated thorough the day and is now snowing and windy. They are all happily settled into their new camp and settling in for a big dinner tonight. Here's
May 25, 2019
This will be our 46th consecutive season guiding on Denali, and we're honored to welcome the May 24 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 24 Denali West Buttress team have
May 25, 2019
The May 19 private team moved up to 14,200 ft camp today! They are excited to be there and enjoying a big dinner tonight. The weather has deteriorated and it's snowing now, but they're settled in and happy. The schedule for tomorrow starts off with sleeping in and then after
