May 25, 2017
Mountain Trip lead guide Adam Smith called in for the May 19 West Buttress team, who are currently camped out at 11,200' on Denali. Adam and two climbers (Aparna and Linda) put in a tough day hiking back down to retrieve their cache at around 10,500' in whiteout conditions, breaking trail
May 25, 2017
Mountain Trip lead guide Sebastian Grau called in on behalf of the May 14 Denali West Rib Expedition, who, along with three other Mountain Trip West Buttress teams, are waiting on the weather to push higher towards the summit. Seba noted that the side of camp that gets good enough reception
May 25, 2017
Mountain Trip climber Eric Greene called in with an evening update on the May 15 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who, along with three other Mountain Trip teams, are holding strong at 14-Camp and doing their best to stay busy and stay out of the cold. High winds and blowing snow,
May 25, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Brett Baekey called in with an update on the May 22 West Buttress Team from the snowy Kahiltna Glacier. Despite the storm, the team was able to make good progress from Base Camp up to Camp 1 at 7,800' shortly after arriving the night before. Since Camp
May 25, 2017
Mountain Trip lead guide Dan Starr called in a quick update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team, who, like three other Mountain Trip teams, are waiting for a weather window to move to High Camp and make their summit bid. The team spent the day reinforcing their latrine,
May 25, 2017
The Mountain Trip May 11 team called in their report, once again from 14-Camp, noting with a great sense of humor that they are "still alive." They are now on their fourth rest day at camp, trying their best to keep their spirits high, stay healthy and entertained and keep
May 25, 2017
It sounds like the wind is howling at 14 Camp, so the May 13 Team rested and relaxed today. The snow walls the team built yesterday have held up well and are protecting the their tents from from the wind. But as the weather rages on, the team is cozy
May 24, 2017
Mountain Trip Climber Linda Wohlgemuth called in on behalf of the May 19 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who took a weather and rest day at Camp 2 at 11,200', waiting on better conditions and visibility to make the trek up to Camp 3 above 14,000'. Like many of the groups
May 24, 2017
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in on behalf of the May 11 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who "enjoyed" a rest day at Camp 3 at 14,200', waiting out high winds and blowing snow. The team has begun to really dig into the material that they brought along for entertainment, including
May 24, 2017
Climber Scott Wheeler called in from Denali Base Camp on behalf of the Mountain Trip May 22 West Buttress Expedition after a smooth flight in to the Kahiltna Glacier from Talkeetna, AK last night (May 23). They quickly set up their camp in a storm more fit for December than
