Trip Reports
Jeff Dobronyi had enough of a cell signal to send out a couple of pictures from today’s practice session above the 14,200′ Camp. 14,573′ Mount Hunter is in the distance. The team hiked uphill a bit, towards the next big challenge – the fixed lines. The fixed lines are two strands of rope, anchored into…
Mountain Trip guide Pablo Parunjacas called in with an update on the Denali West Rib expedition, who are currently camped at 14,200 ft. Today they completed a single-carry of supplies to cache up high at around 15,000 ft., past a ridgeline aptly named Windy Corner (which Pablo said was certainly living up to its name).…
Mountain Trip guide and owner Bill Allen called our headquarters from 25,938 ft. (7,906 m) on Mount Everest with an update on the expedition’s progress. He, Vanessa and Greg have been moving up the mountain for the past few days, gaining over 8,000 ft. of elevation, as they prepare for their summit bid on Everest!…
Our fifth Denali team of the 2016 season met in Anchorage today. This team all lives in the USA, but a couple of the climbers are originally from Poland, giving the team an international flair. They all have a common love for wild places and a desire to test themselves on the snowy flanks of…
Guide Gary Falk from the May 14 Denali West Buttress Expedition with Mountain Trip called in with an update on the team’s progress. After a day of carrying supplies up high, the team is back resting in Camp 1 at 7,800 ft. Their total elevation gain for the day was roughly 2,400 ft. over about…
We had a beautiful morning for our move up to Camp 3 today. We are at just over 23,000 ft. (7,000 m) here, and are spending the afternoon relaxing and taking advantage of the supplemental oxygen for the first time during our expedition. Everyone did very well this morning on the move up to Camp…
Mountain Trip guide Pablo Parunjacas checked in from camp at 11,000 ft. on the West Rib route on Denali, their Camp 2. While the team was hoping to carry supplies up higher on their route, the weather kept them in camp for a rest day. The day prior, the team had a successful five-hour climb…
Mountain Trip Guide Sebastian Grau checked in from Camp 1 on behalf of his May 14 Denali West Buttress Expedition The team had a long, grueling travel day, over six and a half hours over the glacier, to reach their first camp up the Kahiltna Glacier. He said everyone was looking and feeling healthy and…
Guide Yoshiko checked in for the May 6 Denali Team, who has been making their way up the West Buttress route for 12 days now. They completed a high supply cache at around 15,500 ft., where Yoshiko said they had a spectacular panoramic view of the rugged mountains around them. The team must be thankful…
Vanessa called to check in on behalf of the Mountain Trip 2016 Everest Expedition early this morning. She said that they had an especially hard day after leaving Everest BC, successfully climbing all the way from Base Camp up to Camp 2 through several difficult sections beneath a relentless sun. They were fortunate enough to enjoy…