Trip Reports
The May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition is making their way up the mountain! The team has been at Camp 1 for a few days but they finally took advantage of good weather to put in a cache below Camp 2 today. Climber Rawiah called in with a short update: Audio Recording The May 19th…
The May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition has successfully made their first trip up the Headwall and the fixed lines to put in a cache on the 16,000′ ridge between Camp 3 and High Camp! Lead Guide Harrison called in via satellite phone to give us the update: Audio Recording The Headwall comprises the final…
The May 17th West Buttress Denali Expedition is “sitting pretty at Camp 2” after successfully navigating Windy Corner and caching some of their gear and equipment up near Camp 3. Assistant Guide Boaz called in with the update! Audio Recording It sounds like this small team of tall individuals is steadily making their way up…
The May 22nd West Buttress Denali Expedition has flown in to Basecamp and begun their adventure! Assistant Guide Maddie called in to give us the lowdown on what they’ve been up to so far. Give it a listen here! Audio Recording Maddie informed us that the May 22nd team drove up to Talkeetna and was…
The May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition (aka SA & CO) has made their 1st successful trip up the Headwall and its notorious fixed lines! They installed a cache on the 16,000′ Ridge and returned back down the fixed lines to Camp 3 at 14,200′. Listen to their audio update here: Audio Recording Nice work, May…
The May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition has made it to Camp 1! Climber “Micky” (?) called in to update us on their progress via satellite phone. Give it a listen by clicking this link: Audio Recording After taking a “weather day” at Basecamp, the team packed up their sleds and began the long plod…
We are excited to introduce and welcome our 8th Denali team of the season: the May 22nd West Buttress Team! We acknowledge that, for many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal and the culmination of many months of training and years spent in the mountains, and we are honored that these climbers…
Assistant Guide Marcus called in from Camp 3 to let us know that the May 10th West Buttress Denali Expedition also took a nice day of rest to practice their skills and acclimatize to life at 14,200′. We currently have multiple teams at Camp 3 and it’s always nice when our teams get to hang…
Climber Celine called in to let us know that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition took a nice rest day at Camp 3 and got to practice some important skills for moving higher on the mountain, such as how to ascend the fixed lines! They’ll soon be ready to continue higher on the mountain…
Climber Ret with the May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from 14,200′ to provide an update on their day and to give a special shout out! Listen here: Audio Recording