Trip Reports
The June 22nd team has made it back down to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). They will rest up here, and eat some other food besides backpacker meals! After some rest, and waiting for the glacier to freeze up again overnight, they will make their way back down to Basecamp. Soon they will be catching…
After spending the night in High Camp after their summit attempt, Team Brazil has made it back down to Camp 3 at 14,200′ (4328m). They will rest up here, hydrate, eat something besides backpacker meals, and start making their way back down to Basecamp and soon be catching a flight back to Talkeetna. Here’s Gustavo…
The June 21 team put in a big effort for a summit attempt yesterday. This is a huge day, covering over 3,000′ of elevation gain and 5.5 miles round trip. The day can take teams anywhere from 10-18 hours to accomplish. During that time, a multitude of factors can come into play and change throughout…
We are so excited to hear that yet another Mountain Trip team has touched the frozen reaches of Denali’s summit at 20,310′ (6190m)! It is a big day to make the summit push, ranging from a 10 hour to 14 hour day. The team saw some of the most technical terrain they have yet had…
The June 20 team made it back into High Camp late last night after a long day on the mountain. They tucked into warm bags after being out in the elements for several hours and I’m sure slept very hard. Today they will pack up and start making their way back to Basecamp! A High…
This super stoked team made their way up to 17,200′ (5242m)! They are now settled into High Camp. They retraced their steps from their cache day, first starting up the Bunny Hill for a couple of hours until they reached the fixed lines. Here, they attached their ascenders and scurried up the ropes to the…
Congratulations to our June 20 expedition team!! We have been so fortunate to see a lot of Mountain Trip West Buttress teams stand on Denali’s frigid summit this year, and we are so stoked to be able to add this team to their ranks. Not an easy feat, this day requires a long and big…
Gustavo Ziller called in from Team Brazil’s camp in the broad Genet Basin at 14,200 feet on the West Buttress of Denali. The team rested today and organized themselves for moving up to 17,200 feet where they will establish their final camp of their ascent. Tomorrow, they will pack up camp and shoulder their backpacks…
Well, this was kind of cool! Each team member of our June 22 West Buttress expedition took some time to share his or her favorite experiences thus far from their climb. It was really nice to hear each climber’s voice and the warmth and comradeship in their voices was pretty incredible. Today the team took…
This is our last dispatch for the June 15 West Buttress Denali Ski team. The team has arrived back in civilization and everyone is doing well. They accomplished a pretty impressive ski descent, first from the summit at 20,310′ (6190m) to High Camp at 17,200′ (5242m). Then they descended through the Rescue Gully down to…