Trip Reports
This just in from Jesse Yon on the May 7 Private Team – reporting from what we hope is the last weather day hold for our teams across the board at Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m). Low visibility continues here on the mountain with fresh snow drifting more than 3 ft (1 m) with…
The May 8 Team is preserving through yet another weather day at Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m). Alaskan weather conditions of heavy fog and low-lying clouds have kept teams in a holding pattern from as far away as Talkeetna. The anticipation for the objective of the climb increases on the daily when snow and…
The May 7 team is weathering their second rest day at Camp 2 11,000 ft – pun intended! Remember when you were a kid and you’d wake up to get ready for school only to find it was a “snow day” so you got to stay home in your pajamas? Weather days on the West…
Our May 10 Team updated us from “life inside the ping pong ball” aka their second weather day in full whiteout conditions at Camp 1 7,800 ft (2378 m). The team stayed active by digging holes with snow shovels and filling them back in. This is actually a really good weather day activity to get…
We are so stoked to hear the first official update from the May 13 Team from long-time Mountain Trip guide, Maddie Crowell. The team has been doing the “Talkeetna hang” from Sunday to Tuesday waiting out low visibility and poor flying conditions. While they’re waiting the team has been keeping busy! Weather day itineraries the…
Across the board teams at Camp 1 7800 ft (2378 m) and Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m) have been subject to whiteout conditions, snow, and wind. Our May 7 Private Team climber Graeme called in after spending the day happily tent bound since the team was unable to continue climbing. Guides Jesse & Patrick…
Dodge called in with the dispatch for the May 7th team while keeping busy on a weather day at Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m). Today the team is learning how to build “wind walls” which is a good way to insulate your camp from drifting snow and to get some physical exertion on days…
The May 8 team certainly has a great sense of humor and you can hear how much fun they are having together, already! Even when the snow and wind have kept them cozy at the camp the team is staying engaged while getting to know each other’s strengths! This is such an asset for higher…
Loving this Camp 2 update from the May 10 team’s climber Richard – tap below to listen to the audio! The team’s enthusiasm remains high after getting to sleep in on a snow day and waking up to a hot meal prepared by our guide, Logan. Coffee, biscuits, and sausage gravy tastes even better at…
Guide Jesse Yon reported from Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m) that their climb team of three successfully made the push from Camp 1 9,800 ft (2988 m)! En route, the team moved through some sections of very low visibility that our guides navigated using their knowledge of the route, maps, and “wands” or bamboo…