June 26, 2013
Eric West called in a report for the June 23rd Team. The team enjoyed a nice night of travel from Base Camp to Camp 1, enjoying the scenery as they moved up the Kahiltna glacier. It doesn't get dark in Alaska at this time of year, and during the nighttime
June 25, 2013
Our guide Ted Grosgebauer called in from Base Camp with our June 24th Team. As guided access to Denali is tightly controlled by our National Park System, it is difficult for guides and guide services from other countries to access the mountain legally. Mountain Trip has a long history of
June 25, 2013
Our lead guide Eli Potter called in a nice introductory post from Base Camp on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. This is Eli's second trip up Denali for Mountain Trip this season and he is joined by some friends from Japan, with whom he has worked previously through
June 25, 2013
Cason Crane called from the big basin that is the setting for 14,200'. His post was a bit broken, as a satellite passed from view, but it sounds like they had a great move up and around Windy Corner and everyone is doing well. The team left early in the
June 25, 2013
Seba called tonight to give us an update on the team. While overall the team sounds good, it appears that Grant is working through some medical issues and he made the tough decision to head back down to base camp. The report is that he is en route to Anchorage
June 25, 2013
Pearl called in a post that was unfortunately cut off by the limitations of trying to communicate via satellites that orbit to the south of Denali. The team was preparing to pack up camp and move up and around Windy Corner in the early hours of the morning. Warm temperatures
June 25, 2013
Lead guide Adam Smith called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to let us all know that the June 23rd team is all camped on the snow, amidst the grandeur of the Alaska Range! The team departed Anchorage in the morning and drove up through Wasilla, Alaska
June 24, 2013
Our guide Yoshiko Miyazaki-Back called in a nicely detailed post; however, the satellite connection did not cooperate all that much. We promise that this was not an attempt to protect company secrets, because Yoshiko listed three days worth of delicious dishes that were served to our team, fare quite unlike
June 24, 2013
The June 23 team drove to Talkeetna this morning, checked in with the Rangers at Denali National Park, and flew into Denali's base camp at 7000 ft on the SE fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. It's a busy day, but they enjoyed beautiful weather and they are off to a
June 24, 2013
Ian checked in from the June 17th Denali team this afternoon. They woke up early this morning and climbed up around Windy Corner at 13,500ft to leave a cache of gear and food for their move up to high camp. They are still getting up early to avoid the heat
