Trip Reports
Climber Roi Negri called in an update on the May 30 West Buttress Team, who spent the day heading up from Camp Two at 11,200′ to cache around the infamous Windy Corner. At Camp Three, the approach to the climb ends, and the real climbing begins: The team will leave behind snowshoes and poles at…
Mountain Trip lead guide Brian Muller called in an update on the June 3 team, who flew onto the glacier just yesterday afternoon, and has now established their Camp One at 7,800′ on the Kahiltna Glacier. The team plans to head up the glacier on a night schedule, as is typical for teams departing closer…
We’re honored to welcome the June 3 team and all of the other climbers 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…
May 10th West Buttress Final Dispatch After being stuck one day in Talkeetna we began our climb with very good weather of the lower mountain. We made good time during our cache and move days and were not held up by the weather until we reached camp 3. The day we moved from camp 2…
Challenge accepted, Amy! Leif stepped up and jumped on the satellite phone to share a really nice update from Genet Basin at 14,200′. The team had a big day as they climbed up from their Camp 2 at 11,000′ and up the thousand foot slope known as Motorcycle Hill. After a brief rest, they set…
Thanks Jay Beaudoin for the nice update from Camp 3 on the West Buttress of Denali. The team packed up the food, fuel and extra supplies that they might need at High Camp for their summit bid and carried their loads up and out of their Camp 3. The day began with a climb up…
Our May 30th West Buttress expedition checked in from their Camp 2 at 11,000 feet. I believe it was Matt Millard on the satellite phone, updating us that the team had a relatively easy day today. They slept in, ate a fat breakfast, and then hiked downhill about 900′ to the site if the cache…
The May 23 Team did a back carry today from the 14,200′ camp to retrieve the rest of their food and gear from just above windy corner. This is what we call an “active rest day”. The team then spent the rest of the day working on necessary skills to tackle the headwall above 14k…
The May 27 team cached around Windy Corner today in good weather yesterday. Getting a cache of gear around Windy Corner sets the team up nicely to move to 14 Camp and have all their food and gear close by even if a storm rolls in. Above Camp 2 is where the real climbing really…
Bharat Puri called in from the site of the team’s Camp 2, in a very pretty basin tucked up against the southwest side of Denali, immediately below the massive West Buttress of the mountain. They were fortunate that the glacier was enshrouded in fog for much of their climb, keeping temperatures cooler as they worked…