Trip Reports
Climber Keith called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team, who cached above Camp One in warm, bluebird weather. Denali is certainly a place of extremes; the team noted being too hot and likened the glacier above Camp One to Jamaica, while lows at High Camp far above them dipped down to…
Climber Linda called in a very kind and encouraging update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team. They spent the day waiting out weather at Camp Three at 14,200′,and gave some accolades to their guides. The team is waiting for better weather to make the push to High Camp. Here’s Linda! recording
Mountain Trip lead guide Yoshiko called in an update on the May 13 West Buttress team, who took a convenient rest day just as the weather on the upper mountain began to enter into a low pressure and high wind system. The team spent the majority of the day building up and fortifying the snow…
Mountain Trip guide Jayci Ferrimani called in an update for the May 6 team, still holding strong at Camp Three at 14,200′. Unfortunately the forecast for the upper mountain, 14,000′ and above, is calling for high winds and a storm system moving in today, 5/24, through this coming Monday morning. The team will keep an…
Mountain Trip guide Nick Nason called in an update for the May 21 West Buttress team at Camp One. While the move from Base Camp at 7,200′ to Camp One at 7,800′ doesn’t have as much vertical rise as the move between other camps higher on the mountain, the route winds through a vast, heavily…
Climber Leah Jay called in an update on the May 19 team from Camp Two at 11,200′ on the West Buttress. The team descended yesterday to retrieve their first cache near Denali Pass, and hauled those supplies back up to Camp Two. The team is hoping to cache up around Windy Corner today, May 24,…
The May 20 West Buttress trip called in an update on their progress up the route. As they are climbing in expedition-style, they are carrying enough gear and supplies for 22-days on the mountain–far too much gear to haul with them all the way to the summit and back down. So, at each lower camp,…
Climber Eric Bauerenschmidt called in a quick update once again from Camp Three at 14,200′, where the team took another weather and rest day and explored around camp. The mountain forecast is calling for steadily increasing winds and a strong storm front coming in over the next few days, so the team will likely end…
The May 21 Denali West Buttress team has arrived at Denali Base Camp! Here are a couple photos from before they flew into the Alaska Range with Talkeetna Air Taxi.
It must have been a warm day moving up the glacier yesterday; climber Julien called in an update on the May 20 West Buttress team from Camp One, which he noted felt like a beach–except for the team was “only missing margaritas.” While the move from Base Camp at 7,200′ to Camp One at 7,800′…