Trip Reports
Guide Brian Kramp called in a short update for Shan’s May 28 Denali West Buttress expedition. Yesterday, June 4, the team took a rest day at 11,200′-Camp after a strenuous day moving up from Camp One to Camp Two via the infamous Ski Hill, that can feel as hot as a frying pan with strong…
Guide Adam Smith of the May 19 team called in from High Camp at 17,200′ on the West Buttress route, the final camp before the push to the summit of Denali at 20,320′! Aparna, Linda and guides have been making great, steady progress up the route, and enjoyed clear, sunny weather up the fixed lines…
Climber Matt Foote called in the first update from the glacier for the June 2 Denali West Buttress Team! They flew into Base Camp on the Kahiltna Glacier at 7,200′ in the late afternoon, where their Mountain Trip guides cooked dinner and reviewed crevasse rescue, glacier travel, and taught everyone how to properly rig up…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in an update for the May 29 Denali West Buttress team, who were relaxing at camp at 14,200′ after a long day in the sun. They have made steady progress up the route without being hindered by the bad weather that stopped earlier teams in their tracks at one…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in with an update on the May 29 Denali West Buttress team, who have had a busy couple of days moving camp, and retrieving those caches. For those at home who may not be familiar with the term, to hike back down to a cache (gear, food and supplies…
Climber Jake Wheeler called in an update on the Mountain Trip May 22 West Buttress Expedition on Denali. It seems as if teams had a bit of trouble calling in last night, as many of the updates were either cut short, unintelligible, or did not come through at all. We can make out that the…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Kramp called in for the May 28 private Denali West Buttress Expedition, who with the assistance of guide Eli Potter who is moving back up the mountain to meet his team, made the move from Camp One at 7,800′ to Camp Two at 11,200. Shan also comes on to say…
Mountain Trip guide Adam Smith called in with an update on the May 19 Denali West Buttress expedition, who spent the day yesterday at 14-Camp after burying their final cache on the ridge below High Camp. Today, Sunday June 4, the team plans to make the move up to 17,200′ High Camp on the route,…
WELCOME JUNE 2 TEAM! Our 2017 Denali season is in full swing, and so far two Mountain Trip teams have reached the summit and highest point in North America, after enduring some of the worst storm cycles the Alaska Range could dish out. These seemingly unending storms prevented many teams from moving up…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller (once again) called in with the update on the May 27 West Buttress Expedition, who has reached 14,200′ (also known as 14-Camp) on Denali. They join two other Mountain Trip teams who have already spent a couple of days up high. For reference, 14-Camp is higher than the tops…