When the trees begin to bud in the lower 48, a certain breed of climber begins to feel the tug to head north. The siren song of Alaska rings down and makes some of us long for a surreal landscape in which we feel very, very small.
The Alaska Range is a magical place and the crown jewel of the north is Denali. At 20,320 feet high, Denali is the highest mountain on the North American continent and is a beacon for climbers who wish to test their strength and perseverance by attempting to ascend "The Great One".
This expedition is different from most in that the goal for the trip is two-fold. Everyone wants to summit the mountain, but they also plan to descend the remote north side of the peak and hike out across the tundra to a spot called Wonder Lake. Only one or two teams a year are this ambitious.
Mountain Trip began helping climbers achieve their Denali ambitions in 1976. We love what we do. We take great pride in believing that we do the best job of guiding Denali and we work very hard to continually earn the trust that our climbers place in us.
Welcome to the dispatch page for our June 3rd West Buttress Traverse Expedition.
