Trip Reports
Rune calls in from Camp 14,200′ after retrieving their cache from below camp by Windy Corner. Above Camp 14,200′ live the fixed lines, which entail 800ft of steep snow climbing to gain the narrow ridge line speckled with granite rock that takes you to High Camp. This day involves some of the steeper climbing of…
The team is descending down down down to arrive at basecamp this evening. Everyone should be back in cell service and in Talkeetna within the next day or so. Please tune in to hear their last dispatch from their descent before they catch a ride out with Talkeetna Air Taxi. Cheers! recording
Lead-guide Elias calls in from High Camp at 17,200! The team made a successful climb from Camp 14,200′ up the fixed lines and along the mixed snow and rock ridge line to high camp. Upon arrival, camp is constructed which is a challenging task at 17,000 feet. Once settled in, the team enjoyed a great…
The team gave it valiant effort. They were patient and focused on the objective, but during their summit attempt the weather moved in strongly and the team had to turn around and head back to High Camp. It’s always difficult to make this type of decision, but based on the burley conditions, it was the…
Lead Guide Yoshiko Miyazaki called in after our June 20th West Buttress Team made the big push to move their camp from 11,000 feet to 14,200 feet. The team made it in good order and is now nestled in a fortified camp in a stunning location known as Genet Basin. The team broke camp in…
Mountain Trip Guide Chris Cullaz checked in from Camp 3 today. The team took a planned rest day at the 14,200′ camp to both fortify themselves for the hard days to come and also to further build acclimatization ahead of moving up another 3000 feet to High Camp tomorrow. Here’s Chris! recording
Brad McHose called in from the team’s 17,200 foot High Camp. The team rested today, building their base of acclimatization ahead of their planned summit bid in the coming days. It was a cold and windy day in camp. The team supported other Mountain Trip teams that pushed to, or attempted, the summit today. From…
Pat calls in from Camp 2 @ 11,200′. Taking a rest day and practicing skills for the upper mountain the plan is to secure a cache tomorrow up around the feature of Windy Corner. This is the time where snowshoes are traded in for crampons for the steeper terrain above. Everyone is feeling great and…
Lead guide Aaron Diamond calls in from the summit of Denali @ 20,310′! All team members have successfully climbed to the summit together and as you can hear the winds howl in the background, Aaron shows his enthusiasm for where they stand. The team should be back in cell service in Talkeetna within the next…
The June 9 Team spent day 19 of their expedition resting at High Camp, 17k. Rest days at high camp are slow moving with naps, meals of Mountain House, instant oatmeal and a constant watch on the weather. The team hoped to make a summit bid yesterday but the window closed. This is not an…