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
June 20, 2017
Today the team descended approximately 700' to their cache site at 13,500' to retrieve the load of equipment and supplies that they left a few days ago. Lead Guide Aaron Diamond reports that the team was well fueled for their back carry and they are now thinking about their next
June 20, 2017
The team called in from 7,800' (2377 m) on the Kahiltna Glacier, after a great day of pushing their supplies higher on the mountain. In order to climb a big, cold mountain like Denali, teams need to plan to spend weeks on the mountain, which translates to a tremendous amount
June 20, 2017
WELCOME JUNE 19 TEAM! Denali, often called "The Great One," or "The Roof of North America", is often touted as the hardest of the Seven Summits, or highest peaks on each continent. Denali rises in stark contrast above the surrounding tundra, standing like an icy sentinel over south central Alaska,
June 19, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in from High Camp on the West Buttress Route, at 17,200'! Taking advantage of the clear weather, the team climbed up the steep headwall and fixed lines out of 14-Camp, ascending a strenuous 3,000' of vertical to reach High Camp. They set up camp
June 19, 2017
The June 9 West Buttress team has arrived at 14,200', their Camp 3 on the route. Mountain Trip guides Travis and Blake called in an update after the team made a hearty spaghetti dinner in camp after a long day of climbing, gaining approximately 3,000' of elevation between Camp 2
