June 15 Team Checks in From Talkeetna
This morning Fischer gave a quick call to check in. Due to weather conditions, the team has not been able to fly in but it looks a bit promising for later today. Here’s Fischer: recording
Trip Reports
Welcome to Alaska, June 18 West Buttress Team
Mountains have long drawn people together from around the world. The draw to wild places and huge spaces is universal. Here at Mountain Trip, we are fortunate to share the mountains of the Alaska Range with climbers from all parts of the globe. We welcome a team of climbers who have joined us to attempt…
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 11 Denali Team – Stormy Father’s Day
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in from a snowy Camp 1 at 7,800′. A significant storm as taken up residence over Denali in recent days, and the June 11th team stayed in camp as the snow fell on the Kahiltna Glacier. The forecasters refer to it as a “tropical storm,” which seems a bit…
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…