Trip Reports

May 13 West Buttress Team at 14-Camp

Climber Linda called in a very kind and encouraging update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team. They spent the day waiting out weather at Camp Three at 14,200′,and gave some accolades to their guides. The team is waiting for better weather to make the push to High Camp. Here’s Linda! recording

May 6 Denali West Buttress Team holding at 14-Camp

Mountain Trip guide Jayci Ferrimani called in an update for the May 6 team, still holding strong at Camp Three at 14,200′. Unfortunately the forecast for the upper mountain, 14,000′ and above, is calling for high winds and a storm system moving in today, 5/24, through this coming Monday morning. The team will keep an…

May 21 West Buttress team at Camp One

Mountain Trip guide Nick Nason called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team at Camp One. While the move from Base Camp at 7,200′ to Camp One at 7,800′ doesn’t have as much vertical rise as the move between other camps higher on the mountain, the route winds through a vast, heavily…

May 20 Team cached above Camp One

The May 20 West Buttress trip called in an update on their progress up the route.  As they are climbing in expedition-style, they are carrying enough gear and supplies for 22-days on the mountain–far too much gear to haul with them all the way to the summit and back down. So, at each lower camp,…