Trip Reports
Mountain Trip lead guide Dan Starr called in a quick update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team, who, like three other Mountain Trip teams, are waiting for a weather window to move to High Camp and make their summit bid. The team spent the day reinforcing their latrine, building snow walls to block…
The Mountain Trip May 11 team called in their report, once again from 14-Camp, noting with a great sense of humor that they are “still alive.” They are now on their fourth rest day at camp, trying their best to keep their spirits high, stay healthy and entertained and keep warm in the midst of…
It sounds like the wind is howling at 14 Camp, so the May 13 Team rested and relaxed today. The snow walls the team built yesterday have held up well and are protecting the their tents from from the wind. But as the weather rages on, the team is cozy in camp and Lead Guide…
Mountain Trip Climber Linda Wohlgemuth called in on behalf of the May 19 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who took a weather and rest day at Camp 2 at 11,200′, waiting on better conditions and visibility to make the trek up to Camp 3 above 14,000′. Like many of the groups on the mountain, the May…
Mountain Trip guide Nicole Lawton called in on behalf of the May 11 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who “enjoyed” a rest day at Camp 3 at 14,200′, waiting out high winds and blowing snow. The team has begun to really dig into the material that they brought along for entertainment, including listening to extensive recorded live…
Climber Scott Wheeler called in from Denali Base Camp on behalf of the Mountain Trip May 22 West Buttress Expedition after a smooth flight in to the Kahiltna Glacier from Talkeetna, AK last night (May 23). They quickly set up their camp in a storm more fit for December than May, and enjoyed a hearty…
A powerful storm has settled over Denali with strong winds gusting at both the 11,200′ and 14,200′ camps. It was snowing hard earlier today, but a report from an hour ago was that the snow had abated, but the wind had picked up. The forecast is for gusts of up to 55 mph later today…
The Team has been battling high winds, snow and white-out conditions, but they have persevered and they have made it to Camp 2. They were getting snowed on at a rate of an inch an hour for some of the day! Guide Adam Smith called in the report tonight, and sends a special message to…
The team moved up to 14 Camp today. It sounds like they pushed through some stormy weather when they began the day and they were rewarded with a beautiful evening in camp. 14 Camp is located in the beautiful Genet Basin and it offers stunning views of Foraker and the Alaska Range. The plan is…