Trip Reports
Climber Brad Foreman called in an update on the May 13 Denali West Buttress team at Camp One – 7,800′. The team is certainly making up time! They hit the ground running after being held up for a few days in Talkeetna after storms prevented them from flying into the range. They essentially packed up…
Mountain Trip guide Brian Kramp called in an update on the May 18 team, who unfortunately were unable to fly into the Alaska Range from Talkeetna today due to weather. They worked on a variety of skills from rigging packs and sleds to discussing roped glacier travel. They are hoping for a weather window today.…
Dave Nesis called in an update from Camp Three at 14,200′. They were able to grab their cache down low at around 13,500′ and are in good position to continue up the route as the weather allows. As soon as the weather allows, the team will ascend the headwall above camp and the steep climbing…
Climber Sophie Chung called in an update on the May 11 Denali West Buttress team took a rest and weather day at 11,200′, now that they have their cache in above Windy Corner and will be ready to move to 14,200′ when the weather allows. Other teams reported waking up to between 12 and 15…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley called in an update on the May 10 Denali West Buttress team. They had hoped to move up to Camp Three at 14,200′ today, but they awoke to about 12 to 15″ of snow, by Jason’s estimation. The team had planned on moving to Camp Three at 14,200′, but will…
WELCOME MAY 18 DENALI WEST BUTTRESS TEAM! Standing majestically at 20,310′ above the surrounding tundra and enticing mountaineers from around the world to test their mettle for over a decade, Denali has enticed another group of Mountain Trip climbers to head to the great white north. Less than 200 miles from the Artic Circle, featuring…
Brian Muller called in an update on the May 8th Denali West Buttress team, who has made the move to 14,200′! Tomorrow they will back-carry to retrieve their cache down near Windy Corner at 13,500′. Here’s Brian!
Climber Markus Allesch called in from the May 11 Denali West Buttress team, who have officially spent a week in the Alaska Range endeavoring towards the highest point in North America. The team had a weather window yesterday and were able to cache around Windy Corner and descend back to Camp Two at 11,200′. The…
Climber Joanna Schrap called in on behalf of the May 13 Denali West Buttress Team–who were finally able to fly into the Alaska Range after three weather days in Talkeetna, and two failed attempts at a flight in that resulted in pilots turning back due to weather. The team had assembled at Denali Base Camp…
Brian Dagg called in an update on the May 10 Denali Team, who cached up around Windy Corner at 13,500′ to put them in position to move up to Camp Three at 14,200′. The team will soon make their ascent up to Camp Three at 14,200′! Brian noted that the team has been eating well…