Trip Reports

May 15 Team holding at 14 Camp

14 Camp received 12″ of new snow overnight, and while the team woke up to blue skies, the team decided to allow the new snow to settle before moving up the fixed lines. It sounds like everyone is eager to get climbing and they are keeping spirits high. According to Paul, the team was able…

May 28 Shan Team – At Base Camp!

Lead Guide Brian Kramp called in on behalf of Shan Huang to let us know that they flew into Base Camp under clear, blue skies.  Glenn Cramer and Taylor Pyle made a lap up the broad Kahiltna Glacier to drop loads of gear at the site of the team’s planned Camp 1 on their ascent…

May 22 Team – Weather Day at 11,200′

Anna Wheeler called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′ this evening.  The weather in the morning had been really rough, but later in the day, it cleared and became downright hot and sunny!  The challenge for the team was that by the time things cleared and warmed, they had already made the decision…

May 24 Team Breaks Trail to 11 Camp

Brian reports that the Team had a big day, moving to 11 Camp through several feet of snow and breaking trail the entire way. That is hard work! The team was able to retrieve their cache on the way to camp. The plan is to put in another cache, higher on the mountain, tomorrow. Here’s…

Photos from above 14-Camp

Four of our Mountain Trip teams are currently camped at 14,200′ on Denali. Both the West Rib Expedition and the May 11 West Buttress team have spent 14 days now at 14-Camp, tied for the longest time at one camp that any of us can recall in recent Mountain Trip history. This season has shown…