Trip Reports
Greg Johnson called in from High Camp before the team packs up and starts their descent down to Base Camp. Two of the team reached the summit yesterday, Greg and Newall Hunter. Congratulations to those team members!! This expedition has been, in Greg’s words, “a testament to getting us there…” What he means by this…
Jaahnavi called in from Base Camp after she spent the day reveiwing skills that she will need to employ as the team makes its way up the 13,000 vertical feet (3960m) toward the summit of Denali. Today was a really good day and Jaahnavi quickly picked up some of the skills that were new to…
Lead guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in after the team made a carry up to about 13,500′, where they dug a deep pit in the snow and buried their cache of supplies before dropping back to Camp 2 for the night. Guide Brian Kramp made pizzas for the team, which sound to be a crowd-pleaser!…
Denali is a mountain that draws the attention of climbers from around the world. We love sharing the Alaska Range with international climbers who have traveled great distances to challenge themselves on the icy flanks of North America’s highest peak. At 20,230 feet (6194m), Denali rises a full 18,000′ (5500m) above the surrounding landscape. It’s…
Mountain Trip guide Jason Denley sent in some amazing panoramic photos from the June 1, which will give friends and family back at home an idea of the vistas that surround the West Buttress Route in the Alaska Range. Enjoy!
Omri Gildor called in with an update on the Denali Upper Rib team, who have progressed from Camp 2 at 11,200′ up to Camp 3 at 14,200′. Guides Taylor Pyle, DaOngchhu Sherpa and Brady Deal took a cache of supplies up to High Camp and checked on the Mountain Trip collective cache. Omri, Ephi and…
Mountain Trip lead guide Sean McManamy called in with an update on the June 15 Denali West Buttress expedition, currently camped at 11,200′. The team awoke to about six inches of fresh snow outside of their tent and fairly cloudy weather. 11-Camp typically receives a good amount of snow as it is positioned right in…
Mountain Trip guide Ben Adkison called in on behalf of the June 5 Denali West Buttress expedition, most of whom made their summit attempt yesterday. Ben said that his half of the June 5 Denali team, Greg Johnson, Newall Hunter and John Ladd left High Camp and headed for the summit of Denali at around…
Mountain Trip climber Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru called in with an update on the June 22 Denali expedition, who just arrived to the Kahiltna Glacier yesterday evening and set up camp. She, under the tutelage of guide Fischer Hazen, learned how to properly set up Mountain Trip’s Mountain Hardware Trango 3 Tent, which will serve as the…
Climbers from both the June 5 and the June 11 Denali West Buttress Expeditions called with ecstatic hellos and shout-outs to report that they had reached the highest point in North America!! Their visibility from the summit was somewhat obscured by clouds, but they had little to no wind for their ascent and mild weather.…