May 29, 2017
Mountain Trip lead guide Adam Smith called in with an update on the May 19 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who took another weather day at 11-Camp. At least a foot of snow fell on the camp, and accompanied by high winds, drifted up to three or four feet high. The
May 29, 2017
Climber Tim Spencer called in a report for the Mountain Trip May 22 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who took a much-needed rest day at Camp 3 after officially spending one week on the route. The spent the day refueling with good food, shoveling out their tents, catching up on reading,
May 29, 2017
Climber Eric Greene called in an update for the Mountain Trip Denali May 15 West Buttress Expedition. The team has been at 14-Camp due to weather for the past six days now, along with the other three other Mountain Trip teams who have also been barred from moving higher by
May 29, 2017
Mountain Trip lead guide Dan Starr called in with an update on the May 13 West Buttress team, who have spent nine days at 14-Camp waiting out the storm. The wind has finally died down, the severely cold temperatures have risen a few degrees, but the weather is still not
May 29, 2017
The May 11 West Buttress Team called in once again from 14-Camp on the route to the summit of Denali. They have been camped at 14,200' for longer than any other Mountain Trip team--for two weeks now. This is the longest time that we at the office can recall, in
May 29, 2017
We are pleased to welcome Shan Huang to Alaska! Shan is joining us from Singapore and will be joined by Mountain Trip guides Brian Kramp, Taylor Pyle and Glenn Cramer as she attempts to limb the iconic West Buttress route of Denali, North America's tallest mountain. Over the course of
May 29, 2017
The highest peak in North America, Denali, rises a full 18,000 feet (5500m) above the surrounding tundra, just miles from the arctic circle. "The Great One," as it is otherwise known, dominates the horizon of south central Alaska from over a hundred miles away. The mountain has inspired mountaineers from
May 29, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Travis Baldwin called in a quick update for the May 12 Rib Team, who are still camped at 14,200' due to bad weather, where they have been for over a week. Despite not being able to move higher, the team is in good spirits and still determined
May 29, 2017
Mountain Trip welcomes our May 27 West Buttress Expedition, to the West Buttress Route. Over the next 21 days, they will endeavor to reach the summit of the highest mountain in North America. Joining us will be: Jeff Williams, from Utah, USA. Verena Linhart, who has traveled from Germany. Jay Beaudoin,
May 28, 2017
Mountain Trip climber Shaun Scott called in an update from 14-Camp, where the team is waiting for the winds to die down up high before moving up to High Camp and eventually, the summit of Denali. He noted that the winds were so strong up high, that those camped at
