May 23, 2023
The May 8 Team successfully moved out of Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) to Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m). Also known as "High Camp" this is the highest-elevation camp on the West Buttress Route. The team is in stellar shape after acclimatizing gradually over the last two weeks
May 23, 2023
The May 7 Team is in high spirits after a wonderful rest day at Camp 3 14,200 ft (m) before they make their move to High Camp 17,200 ft (m). This will involve the team repeating yesterday's journey up the Headwall and fixed lines to pick up their 16,100 ft
May 23, 2023
The May 21 Team has completed their move from Basecamp 7,200 ft (m) to Camp 1 7,800 ft (m)! Departing base camp, we’ll drop down the infamous Heartbreak Hill and onto the broad Kahiltna Glacier. Our goal will be to move camp to about 600 ft (m) up the route,
May 23, 2023
The May 13 team continues to do well as they settle into life at Camp 3 14,200 ft. After a well-deserved "chill day" the climbers got to work practicing the techniques that they will use to ascend the fixed lines tomorrow to haul gear to the cache site at 16,100
May 23, 2023
Mountain Trip climber Chris from the May 17 team called in with the dispatch after this crew accomplished "a strong push" around Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m) to their gear cache site. Pulling out of their home base of Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m) the team hauled sleds
May 22, 2023
Mountain Trip guide Joe called in for the May 10 Team to report that all is well and that the crew is enjoying hanging out at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) taking in the views before moving higher up the route. After a few days of acclimatizing everyone on
May 22, 2023
The May 8 Team is soaking up the sun at 14,200 ft (4328 m) on the highest peak in North America! The team enjoyed a beautiful weather day at camp with lots of lounging and a short hike out to a gorgeous viewpoint known as The Edge of World. Returning
May 22, 2023
Climber Ryan called in on behalf of the May 7 Team as they were finishing up a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs after one heck of a climbing day! From 14,200 ft (4328 m) the goal is to cache supplies up on the ridge above us and return back down
May 22, 2023
It's a great day for climber Mike and the May 17 Team! Their "back carry" day is complete. This active rest day takes climbers from their new home of Camp 2 at 11,000 ft (3353 m) back down the route with light packs and sleds to their gear cache at
May 21, 2023
Climber Max from the May 7 Team called in with lots of stoke yesterday after the team successfully made their back carry day from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) to their cache site at Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m). So far, this was Max's "best day of the
