Trip Reports
It’s great to hear our first audio dispatch of the Denali season. Click the link below to listen! Audio Recording Guide Marcus Bailado just called in from Camp 1 at 7800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier on his team’s satellite phone to wish all the mothers out there a very Happy Mother’s Day! It sounds like…
The May 10th Team is officially on their way up the mountain! After spending one day and one night in Talkeetna waiting for good flying weather, the team flew into the Alaska Range early on the morning of May 12th, arriving at the Kahiltna Base Camp to begin their grand adventure. At this early stage…
Well, it’s official: our Denali season is off to the races! The May 8th Team is on their way up the mountain. After spending one day in Talkeetna, waiting for good flying weather, the team flew into the Alaska Range on the morning of May 10th, arriving at Kahiltna Base Camp to begin their grand…
Please join us in welcoming our 4th Denali team of the season: the May 13th West Buttress Team, or as they would like to be called, the “SA & CO Denali Team”! This Expedition Team consists of: Climber Mohamed Zahid Climber Ret Taylor Climber Haytham Zahid Climber Mike Stuart Climber Alex Beal Led by their…
We are excited to introduce and welcome our 3rd Denali team of the season: the May 12th 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, so we are honored that these climbers…
It’s time to welcome and introduce our second Denali team of the season: the May 10th 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, so we are honored that these climbers chose…
We are excited to welcome and introduce our first Denali team of the season: the May 8th West Buttress Team! This team consists of: Climber Kevin Matteson Lead Guide Eli Potter Assistant Guide Chris Lile We will be following along as our first expedition team of the year begins their journey to ascend the snow…
The team moved up to Camp 1 today and they’re settling in and enjoying burgers! They are psyched to be moving up the mountain and breaking the grip of basecamp. The climb up to Camp 1 is a fun day crossing some big snow fields that melt into what they call Penitentes of snow. Here’s…
An enthusiastic Stephen Berwanger called in from the moderately bustling Plaza Argentina base camp on the east side of South America’s tallest mountain, Aconcagua. Today they started out at 10,000 feet in the broad Vacas Valley, after hiking eight miles yesterday to the Casa de Piedra (Stone House) camp on the approach to the mountain.…
Our last team of the 2024 Aconcagua season is on the move! Climbing Aconcagua is a great way to experience high altitude climbing on onr of the famed Seven Summits. Stephen Berwanger traveled to Mendoza, Argentina from southwest Colorado and was met by Fermin Avila, our longtime Mountain Trip guide. The two of them started…