May 27, 2025
Spencer called in from Camp 1 at 7,800 feet on the Kahiltna Glacier, the site of the May 24th team's Camp 1. Today, they carried loads of supplies up glacier, climbing a long, moderately steep section known as Ski Hill. At an elevation of roughly 9,600 feet, they dug a
May 27, 2025
Istvan called in from Camp 3 at 14,200 feet. The team is hunkered down, waiting for a break in the weather so they can move up to High Camp. Weather forecasts are never 100% reliable, so they are hopeful that the predicted wind and snow might not actually materialize. Here's
May 25, 2025
I cannot say with much degree of certainty, but I think this garbled dispatch is from our May 12th team. If anyone recognizes the few intelligible words, please let us know! The May 12th team took a rest day at 14,200' today, building their base of acclimatization and giving their
May 25, 2025
Big thanks to Sid Barass for calling in such an informative dispatch from 11,000 feet! The satellite connection was a bit garbled at times, but the energy and enthusiasm in his voice speaks for the team - they are doing great! Today involved their first "backcarry." This involved departing their
May 25, 2025
Lead Guide Jordan Cargill called in from Camp 3 at 14,200 feet today. "Team Louise" had a brilliant day climbing up the steepest section of the West Buttress route to deposit a cache of supplies on a craggy ridge at about 16,400 feet. Conditions were good, but icy, which presents
May 25, 2025
And so it begins!! The Mountain Trip May 24th West Buttress team drove from Anchorage to the (literal) end-of-the-road town of Talkeetna, Alaska this morning, where they checked in the the National Park Service in preparation for the expedition to climb North America's tallest peak. After their NPS orientation, they
May 25, 2025
Jenn called in from Camp 3 at 14,200 feet. She and Kaylee carried loads up to the ridge at about 16,400 feet today. The route was in good condition, but the ridge was icy, so it took a little hunting to find a place where they could dig sufficiently deeply
May 24, 2025
The May 8th Mountain Trip team reached the summit of Denali today! It turned into a pretty nice day for them and they were grateful to get a shot at the top. We've had a bit of attrition on the team, which isn't uncommon. Vanessa turned around as the team
May 24, 2025
Todays job was to rest, recover, and acclimatize and it sounds like they did a great job of that. They took a short walk from camp to the edge of the Genet Basin where you can look down to the lower glacier to move around a bit and enjoy some
May 24, 2025
Team Louise went down to their cache at 13,500ft to pick up the supplies they left 2 days ago and brought everything up to camp at 14,200ft. It's a relatively short day and a nice "active rest" day for the climbers. Tomorrow they'll carry their supplies for high camp up
