Trip Reports
The long stretch of bluebird skies and low winds came to a halt a couple days ago, when a low pressure system moved across the mountain, bringing with it clouds and snow. We currently have 6 teams on Denali and one waiting to fly into the Range. Here is the general update as of Wednesday,…
Our guide Ted Grosgebauer called in from the stunningly beautiful camp at 11,200′. The team pushed up from 7,800′ camp with moderate snow falling, but climbed above the snow cloud and arrived in camp in good style. I spoke with Laura Duncan earlier and she said that the weather at 7,800′ was looking pretty bad,…
Our guide Mike Thurk called in to report that the team made the big push from 11,200′ up and around Windy Corner to establish themselves at the big 14,200′ camp. recording
Mountain Trip is known for organizing a lot of private climbs for climbers looking to have a more personalized expedition with their friends. One such team is camped at 7,800′ tonight and called in their first post. Greg Harris and Priya Singh are friends from Canada, who have climbed together in the past and asked…
Eli Potter was able to send a photo from the lower part of the West Rib today, via his iPhone! We have not heard of cellular data service available on the mountain until now, so this is exciting news! The team is camped at 16,400′, resting up for a summit bid when the weather improves. …
Perhaps the hardest working team on the mountain right now, our West Rib team has been working non-stop for two weeks at this point. They have seen no other signs of climbers on the lower half of the West Rib, and have climbed a vertical mile above the base of the route. They’ve only got…
Lead guide Adam Smith called in from the basin camp at 14,200′. The team successfully reached the top of Denali yesterday and descended to 14,200′ in advance of changing weather. They are waiting at this elevation for a heavy snow storm to abate, before continuing their descent back to base camp, a full 7,000′ below…
Laura Duncan called in from 7,800′ today. The team made a push up to 10,200′ to put in a cache of supplies, in preparation for moving up to their next camp tomorrow, or as soon as the weather allows. Everyone is doing well, and is in good spirits, but it started snowing on the Kahiltna…
Lloyd checks in from 11k camp and says the hot weather is to blame on Ricardo! The heat must be nice but like Lloyd says careful what you ask for! listen to the full conversation below recording
The satellite phone call was pretty garbled tonight, but the W. Rib team checked in and they are moving on up the route. They hope to be in high camp at 16,400 ft tomorrow and they are doing well. recording