Lead guide Sean McManamy called in with a trip dispatch yesterday evening, and provided an introduction for climber Fan Zhou, who gave us an update on the June 15 West Buttress Expedition. The team is receiving a little bit of patience training courtesy of Mother Nature, as they have been forced to stay in Base…
DetailsMountain Trip lead guide Ian Nicholson called in with an update on the June 11 Denali West Buttress team. Although weather has kept the teams at 14,200′ aiming to go higher in their place, the June 11 team was still able to be productive and retrieve their cache down at 13,500′. They now have all…
DetailsMountain Trip lead guide Ben Adkison called in with an update on the June 5 Denali team, who are still waiting at Camp 3 at 14,200′ for the winds to die down up high so that they can move up the route safely. Ben reported that the winds above 14-camp sounded “like a freight train”…
DetailsMountain Trip guide Robert “Durny” Durnell called in with an update on the June 16 Denali West Buttress team, who flew into Base Camp early yesterday afternoon. The team had planned to travel on a night schedule, departing camp at midnight to avoid the midday head and melting conditions on the glacier for their trip…
DetailsMountain Trip lead guide Scott Woolums called in with an update on the May 30 team, who summitted Denali successfully and all together on June 16. Although the team has since experienced some less than desirable weather at High Camp, Scott said that they couldn’t have asked for better summit day weather, with clear, calm…
DetailsMountain Trip climber Nimrod Sheffer on the June 11 Denali West Buttress called in with an update on the team’s progress, which was unfortunately cut short due to a poor satellite phone connection to our call-in line. Several teams experienced difficulty with dispatches yesterday, which could be attributed to an approaching weather system. However, thanks…
DetailsHighly enthusiastic Mountain Trip lead guide Sean McManamy called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress team. The team spent their first day in Base Camp going over basic travel skills, rigging their sleds and packs, packing and mentally preparing for the journey ahead. The team is preparing to travel on…
DetailsMountain Trip Guide Karl Welter called in with an update on the June 5 Denali West Buttress Team. With their cache all set up at 16,500′, the team is ready to move to High Camp as soon as weather allows. They experienced a very hot day on the glacier, retreating to their tents in the…
DetailsEphi and Omri Gildor called in with a short update from their June 16 Upper Rib expedition with Mountain Trip. Ephi said that the team had good conditions as they walked through the night by the light of the midnight sun to reach Camp 1. They had just enjoyed breakfast, and likely plan on caching…
DetailsThree Mountain Trip 2016 West Buttress teams (May 28, May 30, June 1) all made their summit bids on Denali yesterday, June 16, in clear, calm weather. The teams paralleled each other on their ascent from High Camp to the summit at 20,310′, leaving camp and heading up at around 8:00 am. The teams enjoyed…
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