Trip Reports

May 22 Team – Carries To 9,800′

Devin Gala called in on behalf of our May 22nd West Buttress team.  The climbers shouldered heavy packs and attached laden sleds this morning and hiked up the Kahiltna glacier in cold winds to place a cache of supplies at 9,800′.  Today was very cold and the wind just made things even harder.  Everyone did…

West Rib Team – Hi-jinx and Route Change

The storm has passed, but the mountain is still not giving climbers a good opportunity to move high.  It was still very, very cold today, with morning temperatures of -25F inside the climbers’ tents.  Winds still blew plumes of snow off the ridge above the 14,200′ camp, so the West Rib team sat tight in…

May 19 West Buttress Team: Keeping busy at 11-Camp

Mountain Trip lead guide Adam Smith called in for the May 19 West Buttress team, who are currently camped out at 11,200′ on Denali. Adam and two climbers (Aparna and Linda) put in a tough day hiking back down to retrieve their cache at around 10,500′ in whiteout conditions, breaking trail through deep snow while carrying…