Trip Reports
The ski team flew into the Alaska Range yesterday, landing at base camp on the S.E. Fork of the Kahiltna glacier. They spent last night at base camp, and will spend most of today going over glacier travel techniques, and getting their kit together. Tonight they will shoulder their packs and start up the Kahiltna…
The June 19th crew is doing great. They are moving at night, due to warm temperatures during the day, to mitigate for squishy conditions on the lower glacier. The plan for today, Friday, is to move to 11,200 camp and take a rest day tomorrow, Saturday. [audio:http://mountaintrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/audio-post-2011-06-24-04-35-501.mp3|titles=Audio Post]
I write this goodbye as I prepare to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with my family. I would like to shout out a big congratulations to them for passing this milestone. I would, also, like to shout out a big congratulations to the members of the Traverse team. It is a Very Big accomplishment…
I write this goodbye as I prepare to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with my family. I would like to shout out a big congratulations to them for passing this milestone. I would, also, like to shout out a big congratulations to the members of the Traverse team. It is a Very Big accomplishment…
Kevin called in this afternoon from 14k camp and says “all is well”. They did a back carry today and picked up the gear they’d cached at 13,500 ft a couple of days ago. Everyone did great and it is a beautiful day as they are making a bit of lunch and enjoying a leisurely…
Jacob called in this morning from 9,800 ft on the Kahiltna glacier at the top of “Ski Hill”. They got up early again this morning and moved camp up the glacier. They’ll spend tonight there and move up to 11,000 ft tomorrow. Everybody is doing great and they are moving right along so…
The June 12th crew moved up to the 14,000 ft camp on June 22nd. Everyone is doing great and they are having good time. It was a bit windy on their move around “Windy Corner”, but that is pretty typical as they climb around the buttress at around 13,500 ft. They’ve settled into…
Hello, This is lead guide Michael Burmeister bringing you the final blog post for the May 31st West Buttress expedition. First of all, I just want to say thanks to all the team members for their help, patience, and perseverance. An additional thanks to assistant guides Jared Vilhauer and Sean McManamy for all their expertise…
The team slept a few hours last night, and were moving by 2am this morning on their way up to Camp 1. They traveled up the lower Kahiltna glacier for about 5 miles and gained just a few hundred feet from base camp at 7,200 ft to Camp 1 at 7,800 ft. They had a…
A group of four climbers will meet this morning in Anchorage, Alaska in preparation for an attempt to climb to the summit of Denali via its classic West Buttress route. This is the third year that Mountain Trip has offered a Denali climb where the climbers can travel on skis and actually have the opportunity…