Trip Reports
Yesterday the team packed up camp at Camp 1 (7,800′ 2377m) and lugged it all first up Ski Hill which rises about 1,200′ above Camp 1. From here the team experiences some rolling terrain back up their cache site at 10,200′ (3108m). They continue climbing past the cache site up another hill into a small…
Guide Chris Dickson calls in from Camp 3 last night. After a successful day on the summit of North America’s tallest peak (20,310 6190m), the team descended back to High Camp (17,200′ 5242m) where they spent the night after a very long day, crawling back into their sleeping bags sometime around midnight most likely. Yesterday…
The team has arrived at Camp 1 7,200′ (2194m). The team is on a “night schedule”, moving in the early morning hours while it is still cold and the glacier is frozen. However, moving at 2am does not mean moving in the complete dark! As the sun hardly sets in Alaska this time of year.…
Brett reports the team made it safely back to High Camp! Congratulations again to this team for their efforts. Summit day is a long day with many variables and we are glad to hear the team was able to summit and get back to High Camp in time for a little sleep. Yesterday they descended…
The team enjoyed a rest day at Camp 3 yesterday. Often teams will visit the Edge of the World, which is where the basin that Camp 3 resides in drops dramatically 6,000′ (1828m) down to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna below. It is a breathtaking view, as pictured below. Not much else to report…
Today the team had their first active rest day of the expedition. A short day spent descending 1,000′ (304m) to their cache site, digging up the cache, loading it up, and climbing back up to Camp 2. On rest days, the team will take the time to eat lots of snacks, take a nap, read,…
Catherine (Kathryn?) calls in from Camp 3. The team backcarried today. Meaning, they went back down to 13,200′ (4023m) to dig up their cache, pack it up, and hike for about an hour back to camp. Not much else to report today! The team is enjoying this active rest day with lots of naps and…
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz calls in to report the team has landed in Denali Basecamp! Basecamp is located on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier at 7,200′ (2194m). Yesterday afternoon, the team flew in from Talkeetna. Located literally at the end of the road, Parks Highway, deep in the Alaska Range. For decades Talkeetna has…
The May 27 team successfully cached at 10,200′ (3108m). Caching is an expedition style of climbing that allows teams to lighten their packs as well as acclimatize to the altitude. The team choses food, fuel, and gear that they won’t need for a couple days and carries these lighter (lighter than the original 110 pounds…
The whole team calls in from the summit of Denali!! What an awesome voicemail, we’re so excited to hear these. This is now Mountain Trip’s 4th team of the season to summit Denali, starting this Saturday! Way to go all teams. Lead guide Jason Denley reports that the team is doing great and aside from…