Trip Reports
Guide Rob Caldwell called in an update from Camp One on the West Buttress, at 7,800′. The team opted to take a weather day rather than head up Ski Hill towards Kahiltna Pass at 10,500′ to set their cache. During storms, Kahiltna Pass can be an absolute funnel for the wind, accelerating the speed, and…
June 9 West Buttress Team called in an update from–you guessed it–14-Camp! Sunday?! Sunday! The team has been hanging tough at June 9 for a long time now, and they’re looking to Sunday (tomorrow!) for their weather window to make the dash up to High Camp and hopefully get their chance to make a summit…
Mountain Trip lead guide Elias called in a quick update once again from Camp Two at 11,200′. The team took another rest day to wait out the storm in the comfort of their tents. They have been eating great meals and building strength for the rigors of the route ahead. Sometimes storms can be a…
Climber Adrian Fehr called in an update on the West Rib team, who still had a productive day despite the storm. They backcarried to retrieve their cache near Windy Corner at 13,400′, and returned to camp to hunker down and rest in their tents. They had a great taco dinner and will hopefully have the…
The June 15 Denali Ski Team called in an update from 14-Camp (Camp Three) after taking another weather day on the route. Unlike other teams stuck in camp, they got to enjoy some mellow powder turns above camp near the fixed lines. The team weathered a windy night last night, but it’s looking like better…
Climber Myra Bertrand called in an update on the June 17 West Buttress Team. In the afternoon, it sounds like the sun finally made an appearance! The team has spent the last two days weathered in their tents, at Camp Two at 11,200′. The team’s next move will be up to Camp Three at 14,200′.…
Snowmen in June?! Climber Rune Hana called in an update on the June 20 West Buttress team at Camp One, stuck in the snowglobe for another day. The team has their cache in place to move up to Camp Two at 11,200′ when the weather allows, but for now they are hunkering down in camp…
Jed calls in from Camp 1 on the Kahiltna Glacier. After landing at Basecamp yesterday they launched immediately to stay ahead of the storm and arrived at Camp 1. They are now sitting in the weather and hoping to cache gear up near Kahiltna Pass tomorrow to continue their climb up the tallest mountain in…
Lead-guide Elias calls in from Camp 2 at 11,200′. They have spent a day stuck at camp due to weather with snow and winds. Tomorrow has a more promising weather forecast so the team is in good spirits, eating well and hoping to move to Camp 14,200′. Stay tuned! recording
Zach calls in from Camp 14,200′ after the team was able to ski down to their cache site located below camp and bring it back up. Winds have been picking up to 30 mph so during this storm the team is enjoying hot drinks and going over skills to make their plan for the upper…