Trip Reports
Climber Jake Wheeler called in an update on the Mountain Trip May 22 West Buttress Expedition on Denali. It seems as if teams had a bit of trouble calling in last night, as many of the updates were either cut short, unintelligible, or did not come through at all. We can make out that the…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Kramp called in for the May 28 private Denali West Buttress Expedition, who with the assistance of guide Eli Potter who is moving back up the mountain to meet his team, made the move from Camp One at 7,800′ to Camp Two at 11,200. Shan also comes on to say…
Mountain Trip guide Adam Smith called in with an update on the May 19 Denali West Buttress expedition, who spent the day yesterday at 14-Camp after burying their final cache on the ridge below High Camp. Today, Sunday June 4, the team plans to make the move up to 17,200′ High Camp on the route,…
WELCOME JUNE 2 TEAM! Our 2017 Denali season is in full swing, and so far two Mountain Trip teams have reached the summit and highest point in North America, after enduring some of the worst storm cycles the Alaska Range could dish out. These seemingly unending storms prevented many teams from moving up…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller (once again) called in with the update on the May 27 West Buttress Expedition, who has reached 14,200′ (also known as 14-Camp) on Denali. They join two other Mountain Trip teams who have already spent a couple of days up high. For reference, 14-Camp is higher than the tops…
Guide Taylor Pyle called in with an update on the May 28 Private West Buttress Expedition, after bringing guide Glenn Cramer back to Base Camp to fly out, after he sustained a hip flexor injury on a strenuous cache day above Camp One. They were accompanied on their descent by another Mountain Trip guide bringing…
Climber Scott Wheeler called in an update on the May 22 Denali West Buttress team, who have progressed up to 14,200′ on the route and set up camp. The team has been fortunate enough to spend the last few days climbing in relatively warm (around 32 degrees Fahrenheit) weather, with clear skies and sunshine. They…
Climber Linda Wohlgemuth called in with an update on the Mountain Trip May 19 Denali West Buttress team, who were just sitting down to a delicious dinner prepared by their guides 14,200′. They have now spent a couple of days at 14-Camp, where all climbers on the mountain must take a mandatory acclimatization and rest…
Climber Eric Greene called in with an emotional update on the May 15 Denali West Buttress Expedition, who spent 18 days ascending the route (many of those battling cold weather and high winds at 14-Camp). They had made the physical and technical push from 14,200 up to High Camp at 17,200′, anticipating making a go…
The climbers on our May 22 West Buttress team had a big day yesterday, packing up their camp at 11,200′ and moving everything up around Windy Corner to establish themselves at the huge Genet Basin camp often called “14 Camp.” This is their third camp of the expedition, and this elevation is an important one…