Trip Reports
Mountain Trip is thrilled to welcome our May 10, 2021 West Buttress expedition team to Alaska! Six climbers have made their way to Anchorage and are en route to the small, end of the road (literally!) town of Talkeetna, from where they will fly to the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier and then begin…
Our first team of the Denali season arrived in Kahiltna Basecamp yesterday afternoon. After one night of the “Talkeetna Hang” (a tradition for many trips heading into the Alaska Range), the team was able to score a weather window for flying. Upon arrival on the glacier, every team goes over some crucial skills that will…
Quick update from the Mountain Trip Everest Base Camp: The team is all down safe back at Everest Base Camp after a good second rotation. We’re anticipating some great weather next few days, and were hoping lots of teams can take advantage of that for summits. There are still a high number of teams on…
This will be our 47th season guiding on Denali, and we’re honored to welcome the May 7 team and all of the other climbers that have trusted us to help them test their fortitude on the highest mountain in North America. The May 7 Denali West Buttress expedition will kick off the Denali season for…
Yesterday evening (Thursday, May 6) the team made it up to Camp 1 in lightly foggy weather. Warm weather has been prevailing here in Base Camp, but four inches of snow was reported at Camp 1. The team did very well and the path through the Icefall was significantly more straightforward than the first rotation.…
Several days of rest down at Everest Base Camp are coming to a close for our Everest team. They are planning to head back up to Camp One leaving at 2 a.m. tonight to head back through the Khumbu Icefall to begin their second round of acclimatization on the route. They will spend another five…
It’s another beautiful sunny morning at Everest Base Camp, before the start of some rain and snow this afternoon. With closely monitoring the forecast, we have planned our next rotation to be for tomorrow, May 5. We have been watching the weather very closely now as Sherpa, guides and climbers prepare themselves again to move…
May 3, 2021: The team is relaxing and enjoying a few days of down time at Everest Base Camp between rotations on the route. We enjoyed smoked chicken pizza last night with fresh apple pie.Today for lunch our chef Serki rolled up some amazing sushi–we are definitely spoiled here! We all went for a hike…
First Rotation Complete! The team is back in Base Camp resting and recuperating following our first rotation. After six days high on the mountain, it was amazing to walk back to our tents and breathe in that thick lowland air of Everest Base Camp (EBC). It’s incredible, 17,500’ feels low compared to where we were…
The Mountain Trip Everest team descended today from Camp 2 back to the comparatively thick air of Everest Base Camp, traveling through the Ice Fall in the very early hours of the morning. The team will be here in Base Camp for three or four days of welcome rest and relaxation before their next rotation…