Trip Reports
The May 25 Team is making steady progress toward their goal of moving up the West Buttress and positioning themselves to be able to climb the full West Buttress route to the summit at 20,300 ft (6187 m). From Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) the team made strong work of the Headwall, a vertical…
Climber Celine called in with the dispatch for the May 21 Team to report that they have made it to Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m). This is the highest climber camp on the West Buttress route and the last stop before the highest point in North America, the summit of Denali 20,300 ft (m).…
Climber Antonio called in for the May 17 Team as they make their way back down the West Buttress Route from their high point of Camp 4 17,200 m (5242 m). Tap his recording link below to hear the full dispatch. The descent from High Camp takes one to two days, depending on the team’s…
Hello and a big welcome to Mountain Trip’s June 4 West Buttress Denali Team! We are STOKED to bring this incredible group to North America’s highest peak to test their fortitude on its arctic slopes. We are honored to be chosen to join these folks on what may be a lifelong dream to touch the…
The May 25 Team called in from Camp 3 14,200 ft (m). They are holding here waiting for the high winds and snow storms to subside all over the mountain. As the most well-equipped camp on the West Buttress route, this crew is lucky to be holding here over anywhere else on the route. To…
Mountain Trip lead guide, Karl Welter, called in with an update from his sleeping bag at Camp 4 17,200 ft (m) after what he describes as “getting continually battered by the wind for the last 20 hours”. They are safe, warm, and cozy but, would love to be able to move as soon as the…
Family and friends of the May 13th Denali Team should tap the recording link below to hear assistant guide Maddie Crowell’s farewell dispatch. Be sure not to miss the big thank you to all the Mountain Trip staff back home whose work behind the scenes makes these trips possible. We’re psyched to hear this crew…
Mountain Trip assistant guide, Kaylee Walden called in for the May 21 Team while taking shelter from the continued storms that have been keeping climbers tent bound all over the mountain. Storms can be generally isolated to one section of elevation on the West Buttress but, currently snow and high winds are hitting everywhere. With…
Lead Mountain Trip guide, Josh Jespersen’s team back carried from their cache below Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m)! This is another “active rest day,” during which the team will descend from Genet Basin to the Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m) cache and bring everything back up to 14,200 ft (4328 m). Afterward, they…
The Mountain Trip May 21 team called in with an update on their expedition from Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m). We understand that they are safely back at camp after making a successful mission up to the 16,100 ft (4877 m) cache sight on the ridge pictured below. Congratulations, crew! Climbing up the “Headwall”…