May 31, 2026
The May 16th team took a rest day at 14 Camp today, with plans to make the move up to high camp tomorrow. After the work it took to cache at the top of the fixed lines, a day spent resting, eating, and acclimatizing is exactly what the team needs
May 31, 2026
The May 28th team was planning to make the move up to Camp 2 today, but conditions on the route kept them in place. Rather than push into weather that wasn't cooperating, the team made the smart call to stay put and wait for a better window. Move days higher
May 31, 2026
The May 28th team is officially on the mountain! The team flew into Basecamp earlier in the expedition and wasted no time getting moving, making the push toward Camp 1 to kick off their climb on the West Buttress. Since then, the team has continued working their way up
May 31, 2026
The May 26th team had another productive day on the mountain, back-carrying their cache and bringing all their supplies safely up to Camp 2. With those loads now consolidated, the team has everything they need in one place and is well-positioned to keep working their way up the route. Back-carrying
May 31, 2026
The May 17th team got a cache in up on the ridge today, completing another significant piece of work on the upper mountain. Caching on the ridge is one of the more demanding objectives on the West Buttress, and getting it done is a real step toward the upper mountain.
May 31, 2026
The May 16th team got a cache in at the top of the fixed lines today! It's a significant step on the West Buttress and an important piece of the work leading up to the move to high camp. Temperatures up high were on the colder side, so the team
May 31, 2026
The May 14th team decided to hold off on their move to high camp today, pushing the move to tomorrow in order to line up with what looks like a strong weather window for a summit attempt in the coming days. It's a smart, strategic call. Conditions at 14 Camp
May 31, 2026
The May 11th team has officially come down off the mountain! After a conversation about their options, the team made the decision to descend from 14 Camp back to Basecamp, traveling through the cold, stable hours of the night to make the long journey down the lower glacier. The
May 30, 2026
The May 19th team made it up to 14 Camp today! It's a big move and an important step on the West Buttress. The push from Camp 2 to 14 is one of the longer days on Denali, gaining about 3,000 feet through some of the more demanding terrain on
