Trip Reports
Mountain Trip guide Robert “Durny” Durnell called in with an update on the June 16 Denali West Buttress team, who flew into Base Camp early yesterday afternoon. The team had planned to travel on a night schedule, departing camp at midnight to avoid the midday head and melting conditions on the glacier for their trip…
Mountain Trip lead guide Scott Woolums called in with an update on the May 30 team, who summitted Denali successfully and all together on June 16. Although the team has since experienced some less than desirable weather at High Camp, Scott said that they couldn’t have asked for better summit day weather, with clear, calm…
Mountain Trip climber Nimrod Sheffer on the June 11 Denali West Buttress called in with an update on the team’s progress, which was unfortunately cut short due to a poor satellite phone connection to our call-in line. Several teams experienced difficulty with dispatches yesterday, which could be attributed to an approaching weather system. However, thanks…
Highly enthusiastic Mountain Trip lead guide Sean McManamy called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress team. The team spent their first day in Base Camp going over basic travel skills, rigging their sleds and packs, packing and mentally preparing for the journey ahead. The team is preparing to travel on…
Mountain Trip Guide Karl Welter called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress Team. With their cache all set up at 16,500′, the team is ready to move to High Camp as soon as weather allows. They experienced a very hot day on the glacier, retreating to their tents in the…
Ephi and Omri Gildor called in with a short update from their June 16 Upper Rib expedition with Mountain Trip. Ephi said that the team had good conditions as they walked through the night by the light of the midnight sun to reach Camp 1. They had just enjoyed breakfast, and likely plan on caching…
Three Mountain Trip 2016 West Buttress teams (May 28, May 30, June 1) all made their summit bids on Denali yesterday, June 16, in clear, calm weather. The teams paralleled each other on their ascent from High Camp to the summit at 20,310′, leaving camp and heading up at around 8:00 am. The teams enjoyed…
Does anyone speak German that could help us translate? Alas, the Mountain Trip June 11 West Buttress team is so international that I can’t quite keep up with their language preferences. It’s always interesting to open up an audio recording in a foreign language. The climber (who I’m guessing is Remo Bernhardsgrütter, correct me if…
Mountain Trip lead guide Bill Allen called in with an update on the private Upper Rib expedition, with clients Ephi and Omri Gildor. The team enjoyed a smooth and scenic flight out to their Base Camp on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. They then hastily set up camp, chowed down on pizza, and set their alarm…
Mountain Trip client Greg Johnson called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress expedition. The team did a bit of sightseeing around the beautiful 14-Camp, and spent the day resting to prepare to move higher on the mountain. The next section of the route will be the steepest and most technical…