June 6, 2017
The May 22nd Team enjoyed a rest day at High Camp. Team members rested, relaxed, and hydrated after the move up to 17,200'. It sounds like it was a bit windy and the team spent some time fortifying camp by building snow walls around their tents. The plan is to
June 6, 2017
Tony Hogan called in from 7,200' on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier! The team flew into the Alaska Range in the afternoon, after attending a mandatory orientation presented to every Denali climber by our national Park Service. They loaded up fixed wing aircraft and flew about a half
June 6, 2017
Gidi Gottleib called in from the site of our June 2nd team's Camp 2 on their way up the West Buttress of Denali. Today was a fairly hard day, with a couple of big hills for the climbers to negotiate. Despite the late night the day before, when the guides
June 6, 2017
Hi everyone, Aaron here with the final dispatch from the May 11 expedition. Id like to thank Wilco, Peter, Fred, Rob, Robert, and Melle for coming out and climbing with us. We had a great trip filled with tough weather and a long stay at 14 camp. The team flew
June 5, 2017
Climber Ross Jobson called in for the Mountain Trip May 29 Denali West Buttress team, who have reached camp at 14,200' on the route. They will spend at least one full day and night at 14-Camp to acclimate to the thinner air and high elevation before tackling the upper mountain.
June 5, 2017
Great climbing, great weather, great spirits for the May 22 Denali West Buttress Team! Climber Tim Spencer called in to update those following along at home that the team has reached High Camp at 17,200', their final stop before the summit at 20,320'. Although their legs are tired from the
June 5, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Brian Kramp called in for Shan's May 28 Denali West Buttress Trip who are camped out at 11,200'. They spent yesterday "back carrying," or hiking back down to retrieve their cache, and they now have all of their gear with them back up at 11,200'. Next, today
June 5, 2017
We'll continue our regularly-scheduled trip report for the June 2 team below, but's definitely worth noting here that the team's Mountain Trip guides (Bill Allen, Karl Welter and Erin Laine) were extensively involved in an intense crevasse rescue effort, to which they were the first on-scene. Here's the official press
June 5, 2017
Mountain Trip appreciates the trust and support of our climbers and another team of adventurers have chosen to join us in Anchorage today, to finalize their preparations to attempt the West Buttress route on North America's highest peak - Denali, which soars to an elevation of 20,310 feet, a full
June 5, 2017
Although most of you have already heard from your friends and family on the May 15 Denali West Buttress trip, who have returned to Talkeetna after a challenging few weeks on the glacier, here's one final trip dispatch from guide Josh Garner: We're back in Talkeetna after 19 days in
