June 22, 2017
Climber Michael Halbig called in an update for the June 9 West Buttress team, who spent yesterday bringing their final cache up to 16,200' to prepare for their move to High Camp on the route! High Camp, the last organized camp on the mountain before the summit of Denali, is
June 22, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Brian Muller called in for an update for the June 19 West Buttress team, from Camp 1 on the route at 7,800'. After a bit of rest and a review of glacier travel technique, the team departed Base Camp at 2 am, during the "darkest" and "coldest"
June 21, 2017
After the team's orientation with the National Park Service in Talkeetna, the weather moved in and their flight to the Kahiltna was delayed a bit. But they were able to fly in later in the day, and the plan is to rest for a few hours then move to Camp
June 21, 2017
The team cruised up to 11 Camp under beautiful, blue skies. Lead Guide Josh Garner called in the report tonight and he sends a special message to his lovely wife Crystal. Here's Josh:
June 21, 2017
The WISSEMU team called in from 11,200', in a beautiful basin camp. The team, which is trying to help the first two Indonesian women to summit the famed seven summits, has been doing great! They have been moving well, and have been able to take advantage of some super weather,
June 21, 2017
The June 9 Team took a well deserved rest day at 14 Camp today. Travis reports that it was sunny and no wind in camp. The team rested, relaxed, hydrated, and practiced skills that they will use on the upper mountain. The next stage of the climb will be up
June 21, 2017
The entire June 5th Team called from the top of North America! Over the course of two phone calls, the members of Mountain Trip's June 5th West Buttress team called from the summit. They took their time, waited for a window that was a long time in coming, but their
June 21, 2017
We just received word that the team has mobilized and is moving up the route! We will update this trip report page when we have further communication with the team. Yay!
June 20, 2017
The team spent the day resting and hydrating at High Camp and enjoying the incredible views of the Alaska range from their vantage point at 17,200'. They had plenty to time to observe their next push up the mountain, as the notorious "Autobahn" looms over High camp. The plan is
