June 9 Team Up to 14,000 ft Camp
Bob and the crew moved up to 14,000 ft camp today where they’ll settle in for the next several nights acclimatizing and preparing to move up to high camp. Here’s Joe calling in with all the news from 14k: recording
Trip Reports
June 11 team picks up their cache and settles in at 14,000 ft
The team had a relatively easy day today, they were able to sleep in a little after their big move up to the 14,000 ft camp yesterday. After a big breakfast, they went down the glacier about 700 vertical feet to the place where they had cached their food and fuel a couple of days…
May 30th Team Wrap-Up
Here’s a final wrap-up for the May 30 expedition from back in civilization. Congratulations to the team! Their hard work was rewarded. recording
Gigi’s Legacy team took a rest day at 11,200′
Ben called in with Gigi’s Legacy team from 11,200ft where they took a rest day and enjoyed some delicious sounding meals. They hope to move up to 14 camp tomorrow. recording
Japan 8 8 team moves to high camp!
Japan 8 8 team moved from 14 camp up to high camp at 17,200ft on a cold, windy day. Fortunately the team stayed strong and was able to make the push. Way to go guys! Here’s Eli after their long day of traveling. recording
June 13th expedition at 11,200′
June 13th team gave some shout out’s from camp two (11,200ft). Sounds like everybody is in good spirits and ready to continue moving upward on the mountain if weather permits! recording
On the Summit!
The guys are on the summit of Denali! It’s a pretty good day and they are moving really well up at over 20,000ft. They’ll turn around and head back down to high camp for the night. Congratulations guys! Here’s the call from the top. recording
Eric Calls from June 9 Team
The team is doing great and climbed up to over 16,000 ft today on a ridge that leads up to high camp before descending back down to 14,200ft. This is some of the steepest and most beautiful terrain on the West Buttress route, ascending a steep face where there is a fixed line for additional…
Meet the June 19th Team!
We’d like to welcome Jarek Myszkowski, Steve Camkin, and Rob Morrill to Alaska! These climbers are attempting the West Buttress of Denali, North America’s highest peak, and they will be led by Mountain Trip guide team Con Severis and Nick Aiello. The West Buttress is a classic mountaineering challenge that climbs 13,000′ from the Southeast…
Japan 8 8 team doing great and ready to move to high camp
The team climbed up above the 14,ooo ft camp today and climbed up the fixed lines section to the ridge at 16,000 ft to gain some acclimatization and cache a bit of food and fuel before descending back to camp 3. They are moving great and plan to head back up and continue up and…