Trip Reports
Mountain Trip lead guide Aaron Diamond called in an update on the May 17 Denali West Buttress Team, waiting out more wind at High Camp. The team has a few days left on their expedition schedule before their turn-around date and they plan to continue to wait it out, in hopes of a better summit window,…
It’s cold and windy at High Camp, but the team is staying warm and well fed under the expert care of Karl, Nick, and Chris. Fingers crossed for blue skies and calm winds in the coming days. Here’s Karl: recording
Lead guide Kristin reports that the team is holding steady at High Camp, resting, eating and hydrating in preparation for the push to the summit. The team will be watching the weather closely for an opportunity to ascend. Until then, they are staying warm and well fed in camp. Here’s Kristin: recording
The May 24th team seized an opportunity with a break in the weather to move a load of equipment and supplies to a cache site at 13,700′. Guide Brett reports that the team moved well and everyone was feeling good with the change in altitude. Thankfully Windy Corner did not live up to it’s name,…
Guide Matt Park called with the great news that the team moved from 14 Camp to High Camp (17,200′) today. It sounds like the conditions were cold and windy, but the team reached their goal and they were met by two other Mountain Trip teams hunkered down at High Camp. It’s a real morale booster…
It’s a Mountain Trip party up at High Camp! The May 21Team joined, moving from 14 Camp to High Camp today. Guide Nick Nason reports that the move went well and everyone was feeling good, but tired, upon arrival at High Camp. The team is hunkered down, resting and eating and hydrating in preparation for…
We’ve all heard the saying “Patience is a virtue”…..but it’s difficult when you are at 17,200′ at High Camp on Denali. The team is watching the weather carefully and standing by for the opportunity to ascend. The challenges of keeping mentally strong are just as real as the physical challenges of a climb, and we…
We’ve all heard the saying “Patience is a virtue”…..but it’s difficult when you are at 17,200′ at High Camp on Denali. The team is watching the weather carefully and standing by for the opportunity to ascend. The challenges of keeping mentally strong are just as real as the physical challenges of a climb, and we…
Mountain Trip guide Fischer Hazen called in another quick update from High Camp for the May 19 team, still happy, healthy and playing the waiting game with the weather and winds up high. Not much has changed, but the team wanted to report that they are still healthy and doing well! Here’s Fischer! recording
Mountain Trip guide Jesse Yon called in an update for the May 24 team, who was wrapping up their second rest day at Camp Two, 11,200′. The team spent the day catching up on sleep, replenishing calories and gambling their snacks as wind and snow prevented them from moving up the route to cache around…