Trip Reports
Mountain Trip climber Hunter Foreman called in a creative update from 14,200′ camp on Denali, wherein he evoked the great poet Robert Frost to help describe the “fire” and “ice” of the Alaska Range. With some time weathered in at 14-Camp, it sounds as if the team has had plenty of time to get creative…
Guide Zach Keskinen called in an update on the May 10 West Buttress Expedition with Brian Dagg. Like other Mountain Trip teams, they were prevented from moving up to High Camp from Camp Three at 14,200′ due to poor weather conditions. Here’s Zach!
The May 11 West Buttress Team called in an update from the route. The team is keeping up their good humor as has been the trend for their sat phone updates throughout the expedition! Cached up around Washburn’s Thumb at around 16,200′ to put them in a good position to move up to High Camp…
The May 18 Denali West Buttress Team made the move from Camp One at 7,800′ to Camp Two at 11,200′. They will likely spend today (5/24) to backcarry and retrieve their cache at 10,500′ near Kahiltna Pass. Here’s the update!
Climber Gearoid O’Murchu called in an update on the May 21 Denali West Buttress team, who plans to depart Base Camp for Camp One today (5/24). Gearoid, an Irishman, reported that he was very happy to have had a hearty breakfast featuring potatoes that morning. The team plans to make the move up the glacier…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller called in May 8 West Buttress Expedition, who are holding at Camp Three at 14,200′ due to high winds on the ridgeline leading up to High Camp. As the route up from 14-Camp is highly exposed, it’s best to make the move in as close to perfect of conditions…
Mountain Trip lead guide Ben Adkinson called in an update on the May 21 Denali West Buttress Team, who were able to fly into the Alaska Range yesterday, with beautiful clear weather. From Talkeetna, they enter the range flying over the colorful tundra of the southern reaches of Denali National Park, and into the perimeter…
Climber Michael Kenny of the May 11 West Buttress team called in an update on the team from Camp Three at 14,200′. “active rest day” practiced skills for the upper mountain They have officially put the sleds away for the remainder of the ascent, and will trade out their snowshoes and poles for crampons and…
Climber Will Lodder called in an update on the May 18 West Buttress Team is at Camp One at 7,800′–where they enjoyed eggs Benedict on a glacier! The team has made the climb up Ski Hill out of Camp One to lay their cache at around 10,500′, near the notoriously windy Kahiltna Pass, where the…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in an update on the West Buttress expedition, who are camped at 14,200′ for at least one more night. The team has been lucky to experience great, clear weather over the past couple of days at 14-Camp, where they have been hydrating, fueling up and resting in anticipation of…