May 21, 2024
Lead Guide Harrison calls in from Camp 3 to announce that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition made the move up to 14,200' today! Harrison also gets the prize for calling in with the longest and best audio quality satellite phone call of the season, thus far! It sounds
May 20, 2024
Lead Guide Matt Park with the May 17th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from 9600' where they are spending the night at the intermediate camp between Camp 1 and Camp 2. Since this small team only has 3 members, and since each team member is a large strong individual,
May 20, 2024
The audio dispatch below is in Japanese (can anyone out there translate?!) but we believe it is from the May 10th West Buttress Denali Expedition who successfully navigated the Headwall and their notorious fixed lines to put in a cache on the 16,000' Ridge above Camp 3! Audio Recording Nice
May 20, 2024
Climber Ret Taylor from Team "SA & CO" once again calls in to give us an update on the status of the team. We're excited to announce that they have moved up to Camp 3, joining our other Mountain Trip teams at 14,200'! Check out Ret's update from the field
May 19, 2024
Assistant Guide Boaz calls in from the May 17th West Buttress Denali Team calls in to report that they made quick work of the lower Kahiltna Glacier and are now resting at Camp 1. Most notably, Boaz reports that they did not need snowshoes to cross the flat glacier between
May 19, 2024
Climber Celine from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that they had a beautiful rest day at Camp 2. "Nice weather, quite warm, but now its cold...". Give it a listen! Audio Recording Rest is a crucial part of the marathon that is climbing Denali.
May 19, 2024
Climber Ret Taylor calls in from the May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition: the team has moved all of their gear up to the cache around Windy Corner and will be planning on moving up to Camp 3 at 14,000' in the coming days! Audio Recording Nice work team!
May 19, 2024
The May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition cached around Windy Corner today! Well, it was a tough day for the satellite phones amongst our Denali teams... This dispatch cuts out about halfway through, but Lead Guide Harrison called in to inform us they his crew successfully put in a cache
May 18, 2024
The May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition successfully back carries and brings all gear up to Camp 2! Lead Guide Jesse called in to describe their day, but unfortunately the transmission gets cut off about halfway through. Satellite phones have a tough time at Camp 2 due to the narrow
May 18, 2024
We are excited to welcome Mountain Trip's 6th Denali team of the season to the mountain: the May 17th West Buttress Denali Expedition! The team consists of: Climber Sebastian Sambor Lead Guide Matt Park Assistant Guide Boaz Cesaretti FUN FACT: The average height of the May 17th Team is 6
