June 1, 2012
Matthew Barela called in from 11,200' to give a report and a special birthday greeting! recording
June 1, 2012
The guys called in to give us an update on one of the hardest, yet unsung aspects of climbing a big, cold mountain - sitting tight. They had a bit of a change, as another Mountain Trip team moved up to camp next to them, but all in all, they
June 1, 2012
The May 20 Team called in a very garbled audio recording, which I'm not even going to post, because you could only understand about three words in the entire message. At these far northern latitudes, the satellites pass far to the south, and we frequently lose connections. The team is
June 1, 2012
Our guide Adam Smith called in yesterday evening, to report a successful carry to 10k on the Kahiltna Glacier. Today, if conditions permit, they will travel up past their cache to 11,200' and establish a camp there.
June 1, 2012
Yesterday the team moved camp from the base of Ski Hill at 7,800', up the Kahiltna glacier to a new camp at 9,500'. They are reporting a difficulty with their Spot tracking device but everyone is in good health and spirits, and will keep us updated daily of their progress.
May 31, 2012
Paul, Chris and Bart called in from 14 Camp to update us on their efforts to make their camp the apparent shining star of the basin. Some of the team took the weather day to make an acclimatization hike, while Chris fortified and beautified their snow walls. The snow has
May 31, 2012
Eric Larson called in to give us an update, but the connection from his satellite phone was pretty weak. The team is doing well and just waiting in a snowstorm at the 14,200' (4328m) camp. It has been snowing hard and they are keeping busy by eating well and working
May 30, 2012
Mountain Trip has long offered varying degrees of highly customized expeditions and we are pleased to introduce you to one such team. J.Y. Jones is book author, physician, outdoorsman, missionary, and hunter. He approached us with an idea for a trip that would involve a very small group of climbers
