Trip Reports
Jonathan Sugarman called in a post with some additional description of the Jun 9 Team’s experience and, more importantly, with a shout out to some special people in his life: recording
Well, the June 9 team had a bit of a break in the windy, colder weather that has been whipping over the upper mountain for the past couple of days. They took advantage of this window to carry supplies up the steepest section of the route, the stretch from from 15,600′ to 16,200′ called the…
Our guide Kyle Bates called in from 7,800′ on the Kahilnta Glacier. The team made a carry up to about 10,000′ today, starting out in some snowy, slightly adverse weather, but things warmed up as they moved along. Everyone is doing well and they are excited to move up to 11,200′ tomorrow. Here’s Kyle: recording
Pearl called in as the team was packing up camp at 7,800′, in preparation of moving up to the camp in a lovely basin at 11,200′. The move will take about 6+ hours and climbs 3,400′ over the course of about 4.5 miles. It sounds like everyone is doing well and the team is eager…
Annete Storesund called in a very nice and detailed post from 7,800′ (2380m) on the broad Kahiltna Glacier. The team departed Base Camp at about 04:00 and arrived at the site of their Camp 1 not long after the sun hit the trail. It sounds like everyone is doing great, in good spirits, and excited…
As not everyone called in yesterday, we thought you all might appreciate an update on the teams whereabouts. The June 9, Into Thin Hair Team was poised and ready to carry a load of supplies up the steep Headwall section of the route yesterday, but high winds above their camp kept them from making the…
Hello everyone and thank you for following our Mountain Trip Denali West Buttress Expedition. After being back in Anchorage for two days, unpacking, cleaning equipment and resting, I think we all have had time to think back on this amazing, exciting and for some, life-changing expedition. I do warn people that expeditions are addictive…! We…
Anis Tabka called in a very nice post, with a special message! The team is camped on a broad glacier, with spectacular views of Denali, soaring 12,500′ above them. They traveled about five miles up glacier from Base Camp to reach this site and today they began employing a strategy called “double carrying,” which is…
Lead guide Sebastian Grau called in from the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier with introductions for our June 17 West Buttress team. Denali is an iconic mountain for anyone with a love of wild places and the classic West Buttress route attracts mountaineers from around the globe. This team emblematic of the international appeal…
I just received word that both out May 30 Priya/Greg Team and our June 2 Team have flown off the Kahiltna Glacier and are back in Talkeetna. They had about the perfect day for flying, with exceptionally clear skies and great views of the Alaska Range. We’ll try to get some photos posted and a…