Trip Reports

We’re in Kathmandu!

This is just a quick report to let everyone know were back in Kathmandu! Manoj, myself and DaWang Chu all flew out from Base Camp yesterday direct (well, almost, see below) to Kathmandu. This is proving to be a bit of a journey as things can be here in Nepal. We showed up at 6am…

May 19 Team – Camped at 11,200′

This recording is pretty brief, as Steve got cut off in his transmission, due to the steep mountain walls to the south of their camp that block their satellite transmissions.  The team is camped at 11,200′ and enjoying beautiful, clear, calm weather.  It can actually be quite hot on days such as this, so the…

Meet the May 26 Team!

On Sunday, May 26th, a small group of climbers will meet in Anchorage, AK to join a team of Mountain Trip guides for an attempt to climb the highest peak in North America.  Denali rises 20,320′ above the not-too-distant sea.  Located close to the Arctic Circle, it is famous for presenting climbers with extreme cold…

May 12 Team – At High Camp!

Grant called in to report that the team moved up to high camp at 17,200′.  This is a very long, hard day, and it sounded like the fixed lines leading to the top of the ridge were quite busy with climbers who had been stacked up during the long spell of inclement weather some days…

May 5 Team – Summit Report

Peter Horseman called in a report from 14,200′.  The team had a long, challenging, but successful summit day yesterday, with all members reaching the top!  They spent about an hour on the summit, which is a rare opportunity on Denali. They moved down to 14,200′ and will continue down to the airstrip at 7,200′, traveling…