May 22, 2025
The team put their next cache of supplies into the snow at 13,500 ft today, up near Camp 3, and descended back to Camp 2 to spend the night. They are ready to move on up to Camp 3 tomorrow at 14,200ft if everything goes well. The climbers are all
May 22, 2025
The climbers packed everything up and climbed up around Windy Corner and continued to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft! This is always an important move and the summit comes into view and starts to look attainable by the time you get that high. It's still over 6000 vertical feet above
May 22, 2025
The May 20th Denali Mountain Trip Expedition is on the mountain! They flew into basecamp yesterday and are already up in Camp 1 tonight. The first day is a busy one, they meet at 6 am at the hotel in Anchorage to load up the Mountain Trip van and trailer
May 22, 2025
The guides, Matt and Kaylee, carried loads of supplies up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft today on their ski's so they could enjoy a bit of a ski back down to 11k. Jenn was able to enjoy a day off at 11,000 and enjoyed the company of another Mountain
May 21, 2025
The May 8 team has endured their share of bad weather on Denali over the last couple of weeks, but it looks like it is about to pay off. They spent another day at the 14,200 camp today as the weather moved out and the forecast looks better for tomorrow.
May 21, 2025
The team has seen a half meter of snow, winds, and some pretty rough weather at C2 for the last day or so, but things seem to be improving. They spent another day waiting out the weather and playing dice at 11,000 ft today. They had another great dinner of
May 21, 2025
Team Louise had a "back carry" day today from Camp 2. Louise and her guides, Jordan and Ashley, descended the mountain a bit today back down to about 10,000 ft where they'd left a cache of food and supplies a couple of days earlier. They dug up this cache and
May 20, 2025
Grant called in for the May 8th team this evening after another day of waiting out the weather at the 14,200ft camp. They spent some time practicing some of the mountaineering skills they'll need as they move up to high camp, including using a fixed rope and passing running protection.
May 20, 2025
The weather on the mountain was a bit rough today with wind and snow, but the team was able to push through and get to Camp 2 at 11,000 ft today! On the lower mountain, it's definitely possible to move in less optimal conditions, but when they get higher, they'll
May 20, 2025
It was a day of rest and recovery for the May 12 team as they waited out the weather at Camp 2. It can be time well spent and an opportunity to recover and acclimatize a bit more before moving up, so it's not such a bad thing to have
