Trip Reports
The June 17 Team was able to put in a cache of gear for the upper mountain on the 16k Ridge. The team made easy work of the headwall and ascending the fixed lines, which can often be a very difficult day because of the steep 45 degree slope angle and high altitude. Everyone is…
Lead Guide Elias called in with a report that the team was able to cache gear for the upper mountain at 16,500′. This cache was the team’s first go at the headwall and the fixed lines. All went smooth! The team now gets to take a well earned rest day at 14 Camp, in preparation…
Lead guide Jesse Wright called in an update on the “Big Knots” team, who were able to make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200′ in spectacular weather! Conditions are looking up for the team as a high pressure system moves back over the Alaska Range, bringing clear skies and sunshine after a few…
June 17 West Buttress Team called in an update from 14-Camp! Today they backcarried back towards Windy Corner at around 13,800′ to grab their cache. In the coming days, weather permitting, the team will head up the steep headwall above camp, up the fixed lines, to cache on the 16,000′ ridge that leads up to…
Mountain Trip lead guide Eli Potter called in an update for the June 9 West Buttress team, who finally had the chance to move camp up to 17,200′ High Camp! The team made a strong push up the steep headwall above 14-Camp and the fixed lines to reach the aesthetic, sweeping 16,000′ ridge that leads…
Lead guide Aaron Diamond called in an update on the Denali Ski Team, who was able to make the move up to High Camp today! Despite the strong, stormy low pressure system in the Alaska Range that has prevailed for the past week, the team has still been making great progress up the route. They…
The June 20th team checked in from their Camp 2 at 11,000 feet (I think it was Andrew?). They dropped down from camp this morning to retrieve their cache from about a thousand feet below. It only took them about 20 minutes to get to the cache site and a bit over an hour to…
Kevin called in today’s report. Based on the forecast of good weather in the coming days, the team decided to forgo the Rib and continue to ascend the West Buttress route, The team moved a load of equipment and supplies up the fixed lines to a cache site at 16,400′. Kevin reported good weather and…
Elias called in an update from 14,200′ Camp Three! Reaching this camp is a milestone for climbers on the route, and they’re rewarded with absolutely spectacular views, already high above many of the peaks of the Alaska Range. The team will stay here upwards of three days, acclimatizing, practicing skills for the upper mountain and…
Lead guide Yoshiko Miyazaki called in an update on the June 20 West Buttress Team, who were able to make the move up to Camp Two at 11,200′. The team battled whiteout conditions and strong winds, and picked up a few things from their cache on the way up to Camp Two. Today (6/27) the…