Trip Reports
Lead Guide Sebastian “Seba” Grau called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. Seba and the rest of the team all flew into the Alaska Range early this afternoon. The team is excited to hit the trail early tomorrow morning, when they will pack up all their food, supplies, camping and climbing gear…
Mountain Trip is excited to welcome two climbers to Alaska who will challenge themselves on a difficult and technical route on Denali. The West Rib route climbs steeply almost 9000′ from deep in the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, to just shy of the summit of the mountain. This qualifies as what climbers call,…
The Warfighters of the Disabled Sports USA 50th Anniversary Team are making great progress up North America’s tallest mountain. They loaded up their packs and sleds with all their camp and kit this morning, and set out to hike it all up a long series of hills known as “Ski Hill” that rises just outside…
Lead Guide Joe Butler called in from 7800′ on the broad Kahiltna Glacier to check in after a meal of chicken enchiladas. The team carried loads of supplies and equipment up to an elevation of about 10,500′ this morning, where they buried their kit in a deep snow pit before turning back and hiking down…
Manish Kumar Deka called in a nice post from Camp 2 at 11,200′ on Denali. The team carried a load of gear and supplies up to an elevation of around 13,500′ today, where they cached it in the snow. Today was the first “real climbing” of the trip, as they donned crampons and used their…
Mountains have long drawn people together from around the world. The draw to wild places and huge spaces is universal. Here at Mountain Trip, we are fortunate to share the mountains of the Alaska Range with climbers from all parts of the globe. We are happy to welcome a team of climbers who have joined…
Jacob sent a video from basecamp today giving an idea of what’s happening as they wait for their summit push. There’s always a bit of anxiety around this time, trying to relax, but excited to get going and head for the summit! The route on the South Side of the mountain is still in the…
Karl called in from the May 9th team this evening as they settled in to bed after a long day. The first day of the expedition means the biggest loads of the trip, so they are happy to be done with that, and will carry a more reasonable 1/2 load up to cache at 10,000…
It was Pete’s turn to call in today with the evening update. They carried a load of food and fuel up the glacier to about 10,000 ft today, dug a pit in the snow, and cached it there to pick up in a few days. After depositing the cache, deep in the snow and safe…
The team headed down the mountain today and they are back down at Camp 1 at 7,800 ft tonight. It was a hard decision to come down, but Mohammed hasn’t been feeling great and after consulting with our medical advisor and other doctors, they concluded that they better head down. Everyone is feeling the benefits…