May 6 Team – Stuck at 11,200′ Camp
Sebastian called to let us know that the team is still stuck at the 11,200′ camp. The weather has been pretty rough, but they are well fed and happy! Here’s Seba: recording
Trip Reports
May 13 Team – At Base Camp!
Lead guide Rob “Durny” Durnell called in two posts from Base Camp. The team had a brief weather delay and flew to the glacier one day later than planned, but as they intended to spend their first day on the snow reviewing skills, the timing worked out well. After loading up and flying to the…
May 11 Hvitserk Team calls in from the glacier
The May 11 team called in a post from their first camp on the West Buttress, located at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. Much of the post is in Norwegian and I cannot help with the translation, but Jack McGee chimed in at the end to tell us they are having a great time on…
MEET THE MAY 13 TEAM!
We are pleased to welcome the team members of our 3rd Denali team of the 2015 climbing season. The team, including a father and two sons, consists of climbers from points around the world. Climbing a big, cold mountain such as Denali entails a lot of preparation, as well as a healthy dose of trust…
MAY 6 TEAM WAITING ON MOTHER NATURE
We received a brief update from the May 6 Team. The team enjoyed a hot breakfast of French Toast and they are waiting for the weather to clear. It sounds like the team is keeping warm and in good shape. If anyone can identify the caller, please let us know! Here he is: recording
MAY 6 TEAM HOLDING AT CAMP
Seba called to report that during the night the wind picked up and moved some weather over the upper mountain, so the team decided to stay put in camp today. They enjoyed a nice, hot breakfast and spent their time resting and relaxing. Ben and Udi, guides who assisted the injured Israeli climber to Base…
May 6 Denali Team – Matt calls from 11,200′
Matt Bohne called in from the basin camp at 11,200′ on the West Buttress. The team is now reunited, after guides Ben and Agustin hiked the 9.5 miles up glacier to catch the rest of the team. Today was a relatively easy day (for everyone except Ben and Agustin!) as the team dropped downhill about…
MAY 11 TEAM PHOTOS
We have a few photos of the May 11 team in Talkeetna, preparing for the flight to the Kahiltna glacier. The Team flew to Base Camp yesterday, and today they are on the move to Camp 1. We expect to receive an audio dispatch from the team tonight. Stay tuned!
FINAL EVEREST DISPATCH FROM JACOB SCHMITZ
Hello and thank you for following the 2015 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition. Unfortunately, the expedition ended on May 25th after a 7.9 earthquake hit Nepal. I was sitting in my tent just before lunch when I felt the earthquake. I knew that there was a lot of avalanche hazard all around Everest Base Camp (EBC),…
May 6 Team – Moves to 11,200′ Camp
Sebastian called in from 11,200′ camp, where the team moved up to today. About an hour out of camp, an unfortunate event occurred, when one of the team, a climber from Israel, experienced severe and debilitating back pain at the top of Ski Hill. A very experienced climber with loads of high altitude experience, he…