June 17, 2014
Brian Muller and one of our friends from across the Pacific called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200' to update us on the progress of our group of climbers from China. They moved up to this camp yesterday and today took a relatively easy day, when they dropped
June 17, 2014
Ryan called in from the thick air of the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier! The team rallied through the Alaskan night to descend all the way back to Base Camp. They are awaiting a ski plane to land and should all be off the glacier in just a couple
June 16, 2014
Shaira from the May 30th Team called in a progress report. After a summit day yesterday, the team is working its way back to base camp. The team is being "hosted" along the way by other Mountain Trip teams, as they stop to rest, rehydrate and caffeinate, which is a
June 16, 2014
The team dropped back down to their cache of supplies at 13,500' today, and carried everything back to camp today. They now have full stores of food and fuel, so they are now fully provisioned for the second half of their ascent. If the weather allows, the plan for tomorrow
June 16, 2014
Today was a planned rest and acclimatization day for the team. Climbing a mountain as high as Denali requires climbers to be disciplined and methodical in their rate of ascent. Fit climbers could pretty easily just keep on moving up the mountain day after day, but the decreasing barometric pressure
June 16, 2014
Henk Cronje called in a salutation to his family from 7,800' (2380m) on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. This camp is situated about five miles (8 Km) up the glacier from Base Camp, near the base of the first significant hill on the route. On clear days, teams are treated to
June 16, 2014
Team leader PI just called in to report that the team is safe and sound at Base Camp, where they are waiting on a flight back to Talkeetna. It's cloudy and snowy, so the team will be standing by until the weather clears and the planes can fly. It sounds
June 16, 2014
Back in the relative comfort and luxury of his tent, Ryan called in a nice update after he, Paul and Shaira all stood on the top of North America, along with Mountain Trip guides Scott Woolums and Ted Grosgebauer! I'm certain we'll get more details in the days to come,
June 15, 2014
Josh Garner shared the following, on behalf of the guide team of our May 26, 2014 Denali West Buttress Expedition: All the team is back in Anchorage now, catching up on everything from sleep to fresh food to phone calls. The descent from 14 Camp to Base Camp went smoothly
June 15, 2014
Team leader Durny called in the trip report tonight. It was a beautiful, clear day today at 14 Camp, and the team enjoyed a leisurely rest day. It's certain that the climbers spent some part of the day thinking about the move to High Camp, which is the plan for
