May 31, 2016
Scott Woolums might well hold the record for the most summits of Denali and we are thrilled that he is still guiding for Mountain Trip! He called in today, while en route to the small town of Talkeetna Alaska, located at the end of the road, south and east of
May 30, 2016
Fischer Hazen called in on behalf of our May 28th West Buttress team. They dropped down from Base Camp and then hiked about five miles up the vast Kahiltna Glacier to the site of their Camp 1. Located at 7,800', this camp is at the confluence of the Northeast Fork
May 30, 2016
Seth, Juliana and Pablo reached the summit and are safely back in High Camp!!! They took advantage of a break in the weather and pushed hard to make it up and down in just 9.5 hours. They encountered light wind and even a couple of welcomed breaks of sunshine en
May 30, 2016
David Bopp called in a nice update from 14,200' today. The team dropped down to pick up their cache of supplies that they had left at about 13,500' a couple days ago. This makes for a relatively easy day, with a short, 20-30 minute hike down to the cache site
May 30, 2016
A very happy Pablo Puruncajas called in from the 17,200' High Camp to let us know that he, Seth and Juliana are taking a shot at the summit today! They awoke to calm conditions at camp, although there were signs of wind up above. They decided to take a hike
May 29, 2016
The May 22nd team called in from their new home at Camp 3, located in a huge basin at 14,200' on Denali. I believe Martin called in today's post (please correct me if I am wrong!). The team moved up today and Martin shared some insights about the joys of
May 29, 2016
Our guide Josh Gardner called in from Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team flew in today, and have been rigging sleds and preparing for the five mile hike up the main body of the Kahiltna Glacier to 7,800', the site of their planned Camp 1. The route actually
May 29, 2016
Pablo called from our West Rib Team. They took advantage of a slight break in the weather to push hard for High Camp on the West Buttress. Located at 17,200', High Camp is a tough place when the wind blows hard, and Pablo reports that the wind has been blowing
May 28, 2016
Scott Weinstein from our May 18th West Buttress team called in after the team carried supplies to about 13,500'. The route out of camp climbs Motorcycle Hill, the steepest section the climbers have yet encountered. Above Motorcycle Hill the route gets even steeper as it climbs up the next slope,
May 28, 2016
The team reported after carrying loads up and around "Windy Corner," to about 13,500'. recording
