May 16, 2025
I'll preface this by stating that my Portuguese is limited to, "Eu não falo português." But, I was able to pick out a few words that are similar to Spanish and deduced that Vanessa called in from Camp 2 at 11,000 feet on Denali. The team carried loads around Windy
May 16, 2025
Welcome, May 15th West Buttress Denali team! We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are honored that these climbers chose us to guide them on their journey!
May 15, 2025
Today the May 12th team was able to begin caching: hauling sled loads full of food and equipment up towards Kahiltna Pass, about halfway between Camp 1 and Camp 2, in order to “cache” it in the snow. This “cache and carry” method of ascent is very common on Denali
May 14, 2025
Yesterday the team packed up camp at Camp 1 (7,800' 2377m) and climbed up Ski Hill which rises about 1,000' above Camp 1. From here the team experiences some rolling terrain back up their cache site at 10,200' (3108m). They grabbed some of their cache before continuing up another hill
May 14, 2025
The May 12th team left Basecamp (7,200′ 2194m) yesterday morning and arrived at Camp 1 (7,800′ 2377m)! Even though this doesn’t seem like a lot of elevation gain, this is often considered one of the hardest days of the trip. Only on this day and the last day do you
May 13, 2025
Marcus called in to update us from Denali Basecamp! Today the team started out in Anchorage and began their journey by first driving about two hours to the small town of Talkeetna. After meeting with the Park Rangers, and enjoying some time in Talkeetna, they were able to fly into
May 13, 2025
Our second team to fly onto the Kahiltna to climb Denali this season, welcome to the May 12th team! We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are
May 12, 2025
The May 8th team left Basecamp (7,200') and arrived at Camp 1 (7,800') a couple of days ago. Even though this doesn't seem like a lot of elevation gain, this is often considered one of the hardest days of the trip. Only on this day and the last day do
May 10, 2025
We are kicking off our very first trip of the 2025 Denali season! Welcome to the May 8th crew. We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are
May 9, 2025
The May 8th team is kicking off the Mountain Trip Denali season! The day started with an early start from Anchorage at 5:30am. It is about two hours of driving to the tiny town of Talkeetna, Alaska. Here, the team met with the Park Rangers and without too much waiting
