Trip Reports
We got a relay from another Mountain Trip team at high camp: guide Eric Larson summitted with Miguel today. The rest of the team turned around before the summit. Details are thin at this point, but I do know everyone is back in camp and in good health. More details should follow soon.
Sebastian called in from high camp after some of the team reached the summit of Denali! Details are not complete, but is sounds like the team made a summit push and the weather turned cold and windy. Most of the team turned back, but Miguel Madrid and Eric Larson continued on and reached the top. …
The team carried a load of food and gear up Motorcycle Hill and around Windy Corner today to 13,500′. They plan to move tomorrow to camp 3.
Well, well, well. Let me start by saying the team I had the pleasure of climbing with over the last few weeks was one of the best I’ve ever seen. You’ve been a great crew. Without question, Denali is one of the most difficult mountains I’ve been on, demanding an extraordinary amount of both physical…
Sean Mcmanamy reported yesterday that the team had made a backcarry down to the main part of the Kahiltna Glacier to pick up their cache, descending from 11,200′ to 10,000′ and back. Everything is going very well and spirits are high.
Chris Kerrick called yesterday, the team made a trip down to the main flow of the Kahiltna Glacier to pick up their cache of gear and food. Everyone is happy, fit and excited and ready to move higher.
This morning, a group of climbers from around the globe are meeting three guides from Mountain Trip to take the next step in their journey of molding themselves into a team, which will help give them the best possible chance of standing in the summit of North America in just a couple of weeks. Today…
The team checks in from 14,200′. They spent the day at camp today and are hoping to move high tomorrow. recording
Eric Larson called in with a report of the team’s move up to high camp at 17,200′ (5244m)! The snow let up and they pushed hard up the fixed lines and along the beautiful ridge that leads another thousand feet up to high camp. It sounds like everyone did really well and they are all…