Trip Reports
Team member Ack calls in from High Camp at 17,200′ with an update! The team was able to push through challenging weather and heavy snow to arrive at High Camp on Denali and settle into camp. They brewed up hot drinks along with freeze dried food to gas up for a night of sleep and…
Guide Maddie Crowell calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200′ with a team update. After a morning of breakfast burritos the team headed up and around the feature infamously known as Windy Corner to secure their cache at 13,000′. This cache day is when snowshoes are traded in for crampons and the climbing becomes a…
Blake calls in from Camp 14,200′ for an update. Described as having a lovely rest day inside of a ping pong ball with sun rays poking through, everyone on the team is feeling very good and healthy. The tentative plan is to move to high camp on Friday the 18th, followed by a rest day…
Brian calls in from Talkeetna to give us an update. With experiencing some weather, Talkeetna Air Taxi was able to get half the team flown into Basecamp on the Kahiltna Glacier with the other half of the team staying the night in Talkeetna. Hopefully first thing this morning the rest of the team will be…
Hello to all of those who have been following our progress up the Mountain. Our Denali expedition has come to an end, and although not all of the team members made it to the summit, all of them gave it their best and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. Thank you to Terry, Leif, Greg…
Meet the June 16th Denali West Rib Team! Composed of lead-guide Matt Park and assistant guide Jesse Yon. Climbers include Adrian Fehr, Alga Northern, J. Brad McHose and Kevin Dischino. Denali rises up to 20,310 feet (6190 m). Due to its location so close to the Arctic Circle, conditions can often be very winter-like well…
We’re honored to welcome the June 15 ski team that have trusted us to help them test their strength and fortitude on the highest mountain in North America this season! For many, reaching the summit of Denali is a lifelong goal, and the culmination of many months of training, and years spend in the mountains.…
Lead-guide Brian Muller calls in from Camp 14,200′. After their cache was put in yesterday up on the 16,000′ ridge they took their rest day to fully gas up with three hot meals. Hash-browns and bacon for breakfast, steak quesadillas for lunch and enchiladas for dinner! They will be checking the weather in the early…
Skip calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200′! He communicates that the expedition is going very well and that their team is A+. Today was spent firstly retrieving their cache 1,000 feet below camp and then practicing skills for their transition to crampons and ice axes for the climbing above them. Weather has been clear…
Jason Denley calls in from the dinner table at 14,200′ Camp. With a not-a-cloud-in-the-sky blue bird day, the team was able to move from Camp 2 up to Camp 14,200′. Pausing at Windy Corner to take in the view without a stitch of wind is a day to remember. The team is feeling strong and…