May 30 Expedition has an “active rest” day at 14,200ft
They May 30 team continues to enjoy great weather and they are moving right along. Here’s the call from Camp 3 tonight. recording
Trip Reports
May 26th Team Moved to High Camp
The May 26 team made the big move to high camp at 17,200 ft today. They are on the final push up the mountain and may go for the summit as soon as tomorrow if everyone is ready to go and the weather continues to look great.
Denali Update June 7th Blue Skies and High Pressure
A high pressure system has moved back over the Alaska Range and blue skies and beautiful weather are being welcomed by all the climbers. We’ve had several more teams summit, and our West Rib team reached the summit on the 5th! It’s been a super successful season for the Mountain Trip teams so far this…
June 2nd Denali West Buttress Team Reports in from Camp 1
The Mountain Trip June 2nd Denali team got off to a bit of a slow start, with weather delays keeping them in Talkeetna waiting to fly for a couple of days, but they are on the move now. A high pressure system has moved back over the Alaska Range, and they have taken advantage of…
May 30 Team Moves to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft
Laura called in from the May 30 team after climbing up to Camp 3 today. They are enjoying beautiful weather and sounds like they are doing great up there. Listen to Laura’s call from Camp 3. recording
Greg Calls in from Camp 2
Today the team did a “back carry” meaning they went downhill from their camp at 11,000 ft to the cache they left 2 days ago at 10,200 ft. They picked up their cache of food and gear and brought it up to their camp. It’s a relatively short day, usually not more than 2 hours…
Nicole calls from the May 26th Denali Expedition
Nicole had the honors tonight and called in from the 14,200 ft camp on the West Buttress. Today was a rest/acclimatization day after yesterdays big climb to the ridge at 16,400ft. They enjoyed beautiful weather and are ready to move on up to high camp tomorrow. Listen to the call: recording
West Rib Team Summits!!
Congratulations to the West Rib Team! Klara, Jay, and Eli had a beautiful day for the big push to the summit from their high camp on the West Rib. It is a huge accomplishment to successfully climb the entire West Rib to the summit, and requires a ton of work, dedication, and not a little…
May 30 Denali Team Checks in from Camp 2
Viviane called in this evening from Camp 2 at 11,000 ft. They awoke to snow, but the weather cleared and it turned into a beautiful day. They were able to climb up to 13,500 ft around Windy Corner to cache some food and gear to prepare to move up to Camp 3 at 14,200 ft…
May 26 Team Climbs to the ridge
It was a big day for the team as they carried loads of gear and food up to the ridge that leads to high camp in preparation for moving to high camp and the summit push. They had a great day and plan to rest tomorrow to be ready for the last big push. Listen…