June 5, 2024
17 nights on the mountain and still stoked! Assistant Guide Joe called in from High Camp to report that the team is feeling optimistic that Friday will provide them with good enough weather to make a summit attempt! Here's Joe: Audio Recording The May 19th team has now officially spent
June 5, 2024
Waiting, waiting, waiting... Assistant Guide Maddie called in from the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition to report that the team is hunkered down at High Camp waiting for the weather to improve to make their summit attempt. Here's Maddie: Audio Recording The final camp of Denali, "High Camp", is
June 5, 2024
Climber Triin from the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from Camp 3 to report that the team took a nice rest day today. She also had some special shout outs for the folks back home: Audio Recording The team has already installed a cache on the 16-Ridge,
June 5, 2024
Climber Bruce with the June 2nd West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that the team has installed their first cache of the trip below Camp 2. Here's Bruce: Audio Recording What is a cache, you ask??? Well, to put it simply, its a big hole in the snow
June 4, 2024
Lead Guide Kyle Hornor from the June 2nd West Buttress Denali Expedition called in with his team's first audio dispatch of their trip! The team flew in, after spending one "bonus night" in Talkeetna, and then quickly charged their way to Camp 1. Nice work team! Listen to Kyle's dispatch
June 4, 2024
Lead Guide Josh and team called in from the May 29th West Buttress Denali Expedition to report that they were able to make it around Windy Corner today and put in a cache below Camp 3! The team also shared their favorite meals of the trip so far. Listen in
June 4, 2024
The May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition is preparing themselves for a summit attempt by resting and acclimatizing at High Camp. Listen all about it here: Audio Recording They got to practice their "summit drills", in which climbers practice putting on their goggles, facemask, and heavy mitts without taking their
June 4, 2024
Climber Tavis from the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from Camp 3 to report that his team made their first successful trip up the fixed lines to install a cache on the 16,000' Ridge that leads to High Camp! Listen here: Audio Recording The team is now
June 3, 2024
Climber Eva called in from the May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition to report that the team had a long hard day heading up the fixed lines and across the 16,000' Ridge but they have made it to High Camp! Eva also had some nice shout-outs to her friends and
June 3, 2024
Lead Guide Josh knows how to make some fun dispatches! His team called in to report on "The Things They Carried", listing items that the team members either wish they had, or wish they didn't have on this expedition. Listen here to learn more about each person's kit! Audio Recording
