June 17, 2016
Ephi and Omri Gildor called in with a short update from their June 16 Upper Rib expedition with Mountain Trip. Ephi said that the team had good conditions as they walked through the night by the light of the midnight sun to reach Camp 1. They had just enjoyed breakfast,
June 17, 2016
Three Mountain Trip 2016 West Buttress teams (May 28, May 30, June 1) all made their summit bids on Denali yesterday, June 16, in clear, calm weather. The teams paralleled each other on their ascent from High Camp to the summit at 20,310', leaving camp and heading up at around
June 16, 2016
Does anyone speak German that could help us translate? Alas, the Mountain Trip June 11 West Buttress team is so international that I can't quite keep up with their language preferences. It's always interesting to open up an audio recording in a foreign language. The climber (who I'm guessing is
June 16, 2016
Mountain Trip lead guide Bill Allen called in with an update on the private Upper Rib expedition, with clients Ephi and Omri Gildor. The team enjoyed a smooth and scenic flight out to their Base Camp on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. They then hastily set up camp, chowed down on
June 16, 2016
Mountain Trip client Greg Johnson called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress expedition. The team did a bit of sightseeing around the beautiful 14-Camp, and spent the day resting to prepare to move higher on the mountain. The next section of the route will be
June 16, 2016
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in to report that the team woke up to a beautiful day, and they are making their way to the summit! Good luck, team! Here's Jacob:
June 16, 2016
Mountain Trip would like to welcome and introduce the next small group of climbers, who will be making an attempt on the formidable Upper Rib Route on Denali. The Upper Rib follows the path of the classic West Buttress Route up until Camp 3 at 14,200', and then deviates to
June 16, 2016
Mountain Trip would like to welcome and introduce our next group of adventurers who will be headed out to Denali Base Camp today to make an attempt on the classic West Buttress route. As always, Mountain Trip appreciates the trust and support of our climbers to help them realize their
June 15, 2016
Mountain Trip climber David Porter, on the June 11 Denali West Buttress expedition, called in with an update on the team's progress. Today they plan to climb up Squirrel Hill and cache above Windy Corner at around 13,500', and then head up to Camp 3 at 14,200' within the next
June 15, 2016
Lead Guide Scott Woollums with the Mountain Trip May 30 Denali West Buttress expedition (referred to individually by nickname) called in with an update from the lofty High Camp at 17,200'. The team just moved up yesterday in what Scott described as "absolutely perfect" weather, and set up camp on
