May 23, 2019
Mountain Trip guide Nick Nason called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team at Camp One. While the move from Base Camp at 7,200' to Camp One at 7,800' doesn't have as much vertical rise as the move between other camps higher on the mountain, the route
May 23, 2019
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the May 19 team from Camp Two at 11,200' on the West Buttress. The team descended yesterday to retrieve their first cache near Denali Pass, and hauled those supplies back up to Camp Two. The team is hoping to cache up around
May 23, 2019
The May 20 West Buttress trip called in an update on their progress up the route. As they are climbing in expedition-style, they are carrying enough gear and supplies for 22-days on the mountain--far too much gear to haul with them all the way to the summit and back down.
May 23, 2019
Climber Eric Bauerenschmidt called in a quick update once again from Camp Three at 14,200', where the team took another weather and rest day and explored around camp. The mountain forecast is calling for steadily increasing winds and a strong storm front coming in over the next few days, so
May 23, 2019
The May 21 Denali West Buttress team has arrived at Denali Base Camp! Here are a couple photos from before they flew into the Alaska Range with Talkeetna Air Taxi.
May 22, 2019
It must have been a warm day moving up the glacier yesterday; climber Julien called in an update on the May 20 West Buttress team from Camp One, which he noted felt like a beach--except for the team was "only missing margaritas." While the move from Base Camp at 7,200'
May 22, 2019
Climber Kevin Cook called in an update on the team from 14,200' on the West Buttress, after retrieving their cache from above Windy Corner at around 13,400'; now they have all of their gear and kit up at . They plan to cache up high on the ridge at around
May 22, 2019
The May 6 team called in a somewhat unclear message from 14-Camp; the team is ready to move up to High Camp if a weather window allows safe passage. This message unfortunately cuts out a lot, but here's the team: recording
May 22, 2019
Guide Yoshiko called in an update on the May 13 West Buttress team, from Camp Three at 14,200'. The team backcarried to retrieve their cache at around 13,400' near Windy Corner, and also placed a high cache up on the ridge at around 16,300', above the steep headwall above camp.
May 22, 2019
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in an update on the Private Jay West Buttress team, who is settling in at Camp Two. The team had just had Pad Thai for dinner at 11,200', and seemed to be in good spirits. Today they plan to have an active rest day,
