Trip Reports

June 6 Team Holding at 14 Camp

It’s been a stormy couple of days on Denali, causing a complete shut down of climbers both ascending and descending. The Team is hunkered down at 14 Camp, patiently waiting for the storm to abate. They are eating well and relaxing, and trying to maintain some form of physical activity. The storm has dumped many…

Update From the June 1 Team

The storm continues to rage high on Denali, with winds estimated at 60 mph and waist deep snow. The team has their hands full digging out tents and maintaining camp. The weight of the snow can quickly collapse tents and it’s a critical job to stay on top of the snow accumulation in camp.  With…

June 4 Team: Stormy Day at 14 Camp

A large moisture system is sitting on the Alaska range, preventing teams from ascending/descending and from flying in to the range. When storms like this one move in, teams hunker down and try to practice one of the hardest skills in mountaineering—–patience. The weather will improve, but it’s difficult knowing that the timing is indeterminate…

June 6 Team: Stormy Day at 14 Camp

A large moisture system is sitting on the Alaska range, preventing teams from ascending/descending and from flying in the range. When storms like this one move in, teams hunker down and try to practice one of the hardest skills in mountaineering—–patience. The weather will improve, but it’s difficult knowing that the timing is indeterminate and…

June 1 Team: Stormy Day at 14 Camp

A large moisture system is sitting on the Alaska range, preventing teams from ascending/descending and from flying in the range. When storms like this one move in, teams hunker down and try to practice one of the hardest skills in mountaineering—–patience. The weather will improve, but it’s difficult knowing that the timing is indeterminate and…

Meet Mountain Trip’s June 15 West Buttress Team!

We welcome the June 15th West Buttress climbers who have chosen to place their trust in Mountain Trip. Denali, “The Great One,” or “The Roof of North America”, is often touted as the hardest of the Seven Summits, or highest peaks on each continent. Denali rises in stark contrast above the surrounding tundra, standing like…

June 4 Denali Team – Dug In at 14,200′

Kevin Cook checked in from the June 4th West Buttress of Denali team.  The team is nestled into camp at 14,200′, due to a difficult storm that is preventing any upward progress for the time being.  Camp is a nice place to be when snow is falling in copious amounts!  They have plenty of food…

June 11 Denali Team Caches at 10,000′

Luiz Cavalieri called in on behalf of the June 11th West Buttress team.  Despite very tough weather that has kept other teams in camp on the upper parts of Denali, Luiz and his team were able to carry loads of supplies up above Camp 1 to a spot near the very start of the Kahiltna…