Welcome to Mountain Trip's June 29 West Buttress Expedition

On June 29, 2008 a team of climbers met in Anchorage, Alaska in order to attempt to climb to the top of North America.

The summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) is the one of the famed Seven Summits and soars 20.320 feet above sea level. This team will spend up to three weeks working their way up the mountain from a base camp located at 7,200'. Due to it's proximity to the Arctic Circle, Denali is notorious for its ferocious weather and extreme cold. For many climbers, it is the challenge of a lifetime.

The team will include:

Carl Blaschke from the UK
Arthur Prestidge from the UK
Brian Weimar from the UK
Jan Weimar from the UK
Mike Allen from the UK
Eric Baker from the US
Mike Arnold from the US
Chuck Raper from the US

Mountain Trip guides for the expedition will be Bill Billmeier from Anchorage, Alaska, Jacob Schmitz from southern California and Sean McManamy from Girdwood, Alaska.

We will post updates as they are available, however due to weather and the big mountains surrounding the team for much of the climb, communications with the team may not occur on a daily basis. Please keep in mind the axiom of "no news is good news."

We can not guarantee that any comments posted to this blog will reach the climbers on the mountain. If you do wish to pass along any news, please call or email the Mountain Trip Office at info@mountaintrip.com or +1-970-369-1153.