Trip Reports
Mountain Trip lead guide Karl Welter called in an update on the May 21 Heah West Buttress team from Camp Three at 14,200′, who retrieved their cache up above Windy Corner. They now have all of their gear back at Camp Three, and were working diligently to carefully divide out snacks and gear for their…
Climber Dave Ge called in an update on the Mountain Trip May 24 Expedition, who descended to Denali Pass to pick up their cache. They then returned to camp and practiced their ice axe and crampon technique for the upper mountain. Some highlights from the team included quesadillas, spicy curry and getting 10-plus hours of…
Mountain Trip guide Ty Guarino called in a quick update for the May 17 team at High Camp, awaiting a weather window. Teams observed winds up high and are waiting for a more optimal weather window before they make the push for the summit. Here’s Ty! recording
The May 20 West Buttress team called in an update from Camp Three on the route. Here’s the update! recording
Lead guide Fischer Hazen called in an update on the May 19 Team from High Camp at 17,200′ on the West Buttress, who took a rest and weather day, continuing to acclimate. The team had views of high winds up above them on the route. Over the next couple of days they will be keeping…
To the friends and family of the May 6th Denali expedition: I am writing our final dispatch from my home in Anchorage, Alaska. Our climbing team is off the mountain and safe. I wanted to send a big thank you to all who supported the climbers while they were away from home. Despite not…
The team is resting and relaxing after the big move up to High Camp at 17,200′ today. It sounds like the move went smoothly and the team will be watching the weather carefully, preparing for the last push to the summit. Here’s Fischer with today’s report: recording
The team is back at camp, resting and eating and getting ready for the descent. Well done, climbers! Here’s Kevin with an outline of the schedule for the next few days: recording
Unfortunately Jason’s trip dispatch was cut short, but nonetheless it’s nice to hear his voice and to hear that the team made the big move from 14 Camp to High Camp at 17,200′. It’s an exhausting day, but completely exhilarating to climb the fixed lines, wind along the ridge, the arrive at High Camp. The…
Climber Gary Lewis from the May 21 West Buttress team called in an update from Camp Three on the mountain, at 14,200′, after a big push from 11,200′. The team climbed through the cloud layer that generally hangs around Denali Pass and emerged to great weather up high. The team will spend a few days…