Trip Reports
We got a call a couple of hours ago (sorry I was in town away from the computer) that Joerg, Kelly and Eric climbed out of the upper portion of the West Rib and onto the broad summit plateau at about 2:00pm AK time. This would have put them on the summit an hour or…
Jacob called in a couple of hours ago to report that the May 20th team is baking in the sun at 14,200′ (4328m). He said it was very hot and that it was a beautiful day without a wisp of breeze. They spent the day practicing some of the skills that they will need to…
Zach called in from 14,200′ (4328m) today. The team took a rest day today, after moving up the fixed lines yesterday. They carried some of their food and supplies for their summit bid up to a spot at about 16,200′. going up and down the fixed lines is a pretty big day, and so they…
After patiently waiting for three days at high camp, Mike feels that conditions are good enough to attempt a summit bid. They are teamed up with another Mountain Trip team and will travel together throughout the day. Stay tuned for updates.
Pi, Zack and Qobin are leaving high camp in a few minutes to see if conditions will permit a summit bid. They are joined by another Mountain Trip team who have been holding at high camp for a few days, and they all plan to travel together today. They are going to keep me updated,…
I’m here at the Mountain Trip house looking at Dave Ahrens and his crew. The entire team is safely back in town, so look for a post-expedition report from him soon. Aaron called and we chatted about the trip, and it sure sounds like they had a great time. The weather was nice on the…
The Northwest Buttress team has summitted the north summit of Denali at 19,470′. They left their high camp at 16,400′ yesterday and finished climbing the last section of the Northwest buttress to the north summit. They were out of communication but contacted a Mountain Trip team camped at the 17,200′ camp on the West Buttress…
The team is considering going for the top today, and judging from the Talkeetna Air Taxi webcam, it sure looks like a beauty! We have three teams poised to summit today, so maybe they’ll have a Mountain Trip party on the summit. We’ll keep you posted as the day unfolds.
It sounds like Qobin, Pi and Zach Quine had a pretty nice day as they moved up to high camp today. From their description, the weather was a bout as good as it ever gets up there today! They left the comfort of the large 14,200′ (4328m) camp and climbed up about 400m of moderately…
Markus called in after a good, hard day of carrying loads up the steep Headwall and onto the beautiful ridge that leads to the 17,200′ high camp. This is the steepest part of the entire route, and the team employed the use of ascenders, or mechanical rope clamps, which they affixed to 600′ of rope…