June 3, 2024
Climber Luke Shaw with the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to say "Whaddup world?!" and give us a little recap of his team's progress: they retrieved their cache below Camp 3 and are fully setup at 14,200'. Luke also gives some special shout outs to some friends
June 3, 2024
Climber Mick from the May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from 17,200' to report that the team climbed up the fixed lines, traversed the 16-Ridge and has arrived at High Camp! Here's Mick: Audio Recording We're impressed with how excited and energized the team sounds! Moving from Camp
June 3, 2024
We are excited to welcome and introduce our 11th Denali team of the season: the June 1st West Buttress Team! This team consists of: Climber Caroline Leon Climber Sophie Bayat Lead Guide Eli Potter Assistant Guide Bailey Mischenko We will be following along as our first expedition team of the
June 3, 2024
Lead Guide Josh with the May 29th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that team persevered through some adverse conditions to make it to Camp 2! As with most satellite phone calls originating from Camp 2, this one from Josh gets cut off at the end... But, we
June 3, 2024
Assistant Guide Kaylee from the May 26th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that they made it to Camp 3 at 14,200'! But it wasn't easy... Listen to Kaylee here: Audio Recording Sometimes on the West Buttress route, the trail is firm and easy to travel, with hundreds
June 2, 2024
Assistant Guide Joe from the May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that the team enjoyed a nice sunny rest day at Camp 3 today. Here's Joe: Audio Recording They are camping at 14,200', acclimatizing to the altitude and waiting for a good weather window to allow them
June 1, 2024
Buster called in from Camp 1 last night. Yesterday the team enjoyed a beautiful day caching below Camp 2. On a cache day the team will take any food and gear that they won't need for the next few days and bury it under the snow. After they move to
June 1, 2024
Ben called in from Camp 2 last night to update us on the team! Yesterday they were able to cache at Windy Corner. They started out the day with a big hill climb right out of camp up what is known as Motorcycle Hill. After that, the team climbs up
June 1, 2024
The team enjoyed a great rest day at Camp 3 yesterday. Even though temps may seem cold compared to your normal day at home, a sunny day at Camp 3 can feel luxurious as you nap in your tent and make a dent in your snack bag. Rest days are
June 1, 2024
The team called in last night after enjoying sleeping in until 10am. The guide team whipped up some amazing high altitude french toast for breakfast paired with some fresh coffee. For their rest day, the crew walked out to the "Edge of the World." A really great rest day activity
