Trip Reports
Lead Guide Jacob Schmitz called in with the first audio dispatch of the May 19th West Buttress Denali Expedition! Give it a listen below! Audio Recording Due to some lousy weather, the May 19th Team spent the day in Basecamp… But, they made the most of it by going over some technical skills in camp…
We are excited to introduce and welcome our 7th Denali team of the season: the May 19th 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…
Lead Guide Harrison calls in from Camp 3 to announce that the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition made the move up to 14,200′ today! Harrison also gets the prize for calling in with the longest and best audio quality satellite phone call of the season, thus far! It sounds like they had amazing weather…
Lead Guide Matt Park with the May 17th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in from 9600′ where they are spending the night at the intermediate camp between Camp 1 and Camp 2. Since this small team only has 3 members, and since each team member is a large strong individual, they have been able to…
The audio dispatch below is in Japanese (can anyone out there translate?!) but we believe it is from the May 10th West Buttress Denali Expedition who successfully navigated the Headwall and their notorious fixed lines to put in a cache on the 16,000′ Ridge above Camp 3! Audio Recording Nice work, May 10th Team! The…
Climber Ret Taylor from Team “SA & CO” once again calls in to give us an update on the status of the team. We’re excited to announce that they have moved up to Camp 3, joining our other Mountain Trip teams at 14,200′! Check out Ret’s update from the field below: Audio Recording Making it…
Assistant Guide Boaz calls in from the May 17th West Buttress Denali Team calls in to report that they made quick work of the lower Kahiltna Glacier and are now resting at Camp 1. Most notably, Boaz reports that they did not need snowshoes to cross the flat glacier between Basecamp and Camp 1, which…
Climber Celine from the May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition called in to report that they had a beautiful rest day at Camp 2. “Nice weather, quite warm, but now its cold…”. Give it a listen! Audio Recording Rest is a crucial part of the marathon that is climbing Denali. Our trips on Denali budget…
Climber Ret Taylor calls in from the May 13th West Buttress Denali Expedition: the team has moved all of their gear up to the cache around Windy Corner and will be planning on moving up to Camp 3 at 14,000′ in the coming days! Audio Recording Nice work team!
The May 12th West Buttress Denali Expedition cached around Windy Corner today! Well, it was a tough day for the satellite phones amongst our Denali teams… This dispatch cuts out about halfway through, but Lead Guide Harrison called in to inform us they his crew successfully put in a cache around Windy Corner. Listen below!…