June 15, 2017
Who we believe is Mountain Trip guide Erin Laine called in an update for the June 2 Denali West Buttress team, who are considering making their summit bid today June 16! They have spent several days at 17,200' High Camp watching the weather, resting and preparing to make their summit
June 15, 2017
Climbers Ross Jobson and Gerard Crum called in a very colorful and descriptive update on the Mountain Trip May 29 Denali team, who are looking at their final chance at the summit after 17 days on the West Buttress Route. With another potentially nasty weather system moving in at high
June 15, 2017
June 5 Mountain Trip West Buttress team called in an update from camp at 14,200' on Denali's West Buttress route, after enjoying a hearty breakfast of biscuits and gravy above the clouds. With their final cache assembled, the team ascended fixed lines to around 16,500', around infamous Windy Corner, to
June 14, 2017
Lead Guide Eli Potter called in with an update. The team spent a very cold day watching winds blow up high. The combination of wind and cold was too much to risk a long summit day, so they are crossing their fingers that tomorrow might bring a bit more warmth
June 14, 2017
Lead Guide Aaron Diamond called in on behalf of the June 9 Denali team. They moved up into a beautiful basin today, located at about 11,200' off the west side of Denali. The camp is situated below the massive bulk of the West Buttress proper, and is ringed with steep
June 14, 2017
Today at 14 Camp the team rested, relaxed, ate and caught up on sleep. They have a big day tomorrow, climbing up the Headwall section of the West Buttress Route. The Headwall starts out at about 45 degrees and mellows somewhat as you get higher. The 600′ vertical rise is
June 14, 2017
Unfortunately John's message is garbled, but it's clear he's sending a big hello to Lucy and also to Pachi's girls. Here's John: recording
June 14, 2017
Although the West Buttress route is not considered a highly technical climb, the physical environment of Denali presents much of the climbing challenge: miles of heavily glaciated terrain, extremes of temperatures and weather, and climbing and living at altitude. In addition to extensive glacier travel on the lower mountain, the
June 13, 2017
Taylor called in the team report tonight from 14 Camp. The team woke to snowy, cloudy conditions and they opted to remain in 14 Camp for another day. Taylor reports that the weather appears to be clearing and the team is excited to make the move up to High Camp.
