Trip Reports

General Update From Denali

We’ve not heard much from the teams, and I can’t really blame them for not being too excited to step outside to call in an audio post, as the weather on the mountain has been pretty rough in recent days.  Winds and snow have kept our teams hunkered down at their respective camps, and I…

Off to Camp 2 Tonight!

It has been a cloudy evening here in Base Camp.  After weeks of waiting and getting ready to go, Manoj and DaWang Chu are off to Camp 2 tonight.  They are looking at a window of summiting of the 21st and 22nd.  Earlier this morning there was some delay with other teams up at the…

May 12 Team is on the Glacier!

We had a team assemble in Anchorage over the weekend, consisting of some returning Mountain Trip friends.  Isaac and Ariel Tyler are back with us, as well as some friends from across the pond, Mary Scannell and Grant Ritchie.  All four have climbed with us in the past, and we are grateful for their continued…

May 8 Team – At Camp 2

Vanessa called in to recap the team’s progress and to send regards to some loved ones.  The team moved up to Camp 2 at 11,200′ today.  They are set up in a stunningly beautiful, glacial basin at about 11,200′, with big views out to the west and northwest.  Ringing the basin are some huge ice…