spadflyer12 - Oct 7, 2015 2:05 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2014
Lower West Rib
Double carried the lower west rib. Descended the West Rib cutoff to 14 camp on the buttress and ended up getting stuck there for a week before we had to head back down.
McCannster - Jun 19, 2015 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2015
via West Buttress
Spent 18 days on the mountain total. We were bogged down at KIA for about 6 days due to weather and other issues, got established at 11 camp, bogged down for 4 more weather days, and then finally got established at 14. After a couple aclimazation days, bagged the summit in about 10 hours round trip from 14 camp. If you have the stamina, way more efficient to summit from 14 rather than shlepping up to 17 and trying to camp. Wonderful trip. State highpoint #30.
rdesota - Mar 26, 2015 12:26 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2006
West buttress
Third try a success! I love this place. It giveth and taketh away.
JordanH - Oct 30, 2014 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2014
West Buttress attempt
Snowed everyday, but had a blast. Next year I hope to make it all the way!
Jmoeesq - Sep 29, 2014 10:40 am Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
So Close!
Spent 21 days total on the Mountain, ascending for 15, getting stuck at high camp (17,200) for 5 days, waiting for a weather window, only to be forced to retreat due to timing/travel issues for everyone. Made the death march (retreat) in 24 straight hours just to get back to civilization only to get grounded at base camp due to more bad weather! Good thing we had cached "beverages" there! It was a great and horrible trip all in one. This Mountain changed my life. Would I make a second attempt some day? - Perhaps!
badmajick - Jul 22, 2014 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2013
West Buttress
The weather and crowds timed out perfectly. Storms were on rest days and Windy Corner was balmy. Up in 12, down in 15!
vanman798 - Jul 3, 2014 7:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2014
West Buttress
Took 13 days to reach the summit. June 7, 2013 via the West Buttress Route. Great experience.
project360 - Oct 25, 2013 4:55 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2011
Mountain Storm
Spent a week at high camp before decending due to career pressures. Will never do that again!
iemmi - Jul 27, 2013 7:33 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2013
A week to summit, another week to descent
It took us a week to summit, however, got stuck on high camp on the descent and it took another week before we could fly out from the glacier.
mkmiller - Jul 10, 2013 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2003
Denali summit
21 days on the mountain
Steve Gruhn - Jul 9, 2013 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
Geriatric ascent
I accompanied Tom Choate to the summit via the West Buttress. At 78 Tom became the oldest person ever to reach the summit.
TeeLee - Jun 27, 2013 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2013
100th anniversary summit
On my fifth venture up Denali since 2006, me and fellow SP member Andy Howell summitted on the exact 100th anniversary of Harper's first steps atop this mutha. It also meant, for me, the completion of all 50 U.S. state highpoints, a quest my wife (who climbed 49 of them) and I started in 1996 in Texas. Elated to achieve this and to do so on the 100th anniversary really adds some zing to it.
sbkelley - Jun 12, 2013 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2013
West Buttress
Successful trip and an adventure for the ages for our unguided group of six - 5 from CO, and 1 from AZ! 16 days from Kahiltna Base to the summit and back. Spent 4 nights at 17k camp, but patience paid off. 12 hour summit day, and temps on top were around -10 with light winds and full sun. Can't beat that! Long, long descent, but it felt good to get back to Talkeetna.
ephrat - Jun 11, 2013 11:47 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2013
West Buttress
Had absolutely perfect weather! T2T in 10 days. Trip report here
hunterslee - May 31, 2013 9:49 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2013
Good weather window
Had a great weather window after being pinned down low on the mountain...in and out in 14 days.
project360 - Jan 2, 2013 11:43 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2011
What a Adventure
Another great adventure in the spirit of the mountains.
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 3:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
Went up the West Buttress and then down the Muldrow Glacier. The way out is what made the trip!
swamy - Jul 18, 2012 4:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2012
solo summit
Reached the summit around 5:00 pm.
Was followed by a team of 2 Alpine Ascents guides and 5 clients.
One of the guide was Vern Tejas.
DarrenKnezek - Jun 21, 2012 1:14 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2012
Cold, Hard, and Loads of Adventure!
Climbed the West Buttress with Jennifer Knezek, and John Judd. Started on May 2nd, got caught in a snow storm at 14,000 and summited a few days later. Rescued a Russian climber who fell off the ridge above Washburn's Thumb, luckily, Jennifer saw him fall about 100 feet where he hit a large rock before a 2,000 foot death fall. Erik from Holland tied into the end of our rope at the start of the Autobahn since no one in his group was going. Great summit day. Took a rest day at 17,000 and headed back to Kahiltna Base Camp.
What a grand adventure!!
spadflyer12 - Oct 7, 2015 2:05 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2014
Lower West RibDouble carried the lower west rib. Descended the West Rib cutoff to 14 camp on the buttress and ended up getting stuck there for a week before we had to head back down.
McCannster - Jun 19, 2015 1:14 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2015
via West ButtressSpent 18 days on the mountain total. We were bogged down at KIA for about 6 days due to weather and other issues, got established at 11 camp, bogged down for 4 more weather days, and then finally got established at 14. After a couple aclimazation days, bagged the summit in about 10 hours round trip from 14 camp. If you have the stamina, way more efficient to summit from 14 rather than shlepping up to 17 and trying to camp. Wonderful trip. State highpoint #30.
rdesota - Mar 26, 2015 12:26 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2006
West buttressThird try a success! I love this place. It giveth and taketh away.
JordanH - Oct 30, 2014 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2014
West Buttress attemptSnowed everyday, but had a blast. Next year I hope to make it all the way!
Jmoeesq - Sep 29, 2014 10:40 am Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
So Close!Spent 21 days total on the Mountain, ascending for 15, getting stuck at high camp (17,200) for 5 days, waiting for a weather window, only to be forced to retreat due to timing/travel issues for everyone. Made the death march (retreat) in 24 straight hours just to get back to civilization only to get grounded at base camp due to more bad weather! Good thing we had cached "beverages" there! It was a great and horrible trip all in one. This Mountain changed my life. Would I make a second attempt some day? - Perhaps!
badmajick - Jul 22, 2014 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2013
West ButtressThe weather and crowds timed out perfectly. Storms were on rest days and Windy Corner was balmy. Up in 12, down in 15!
vanman798 - Jul 3, 2014 7:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2014
West ButtressTook 13 days to reach the summit. June 7, 2013 via the West Buttress Route. Great experience.
project360 - Oct 25, 2013 4:55 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2011
Mountain StormSpent a week at high camp before decending due to career pressures. Will never do that again!
iemmi - Jul 27, 2013 7:33 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2013
A week to summit, another week to descentIt took us a week to summit, however, got stuck on high camp on the descent and it took another week before we could fly out from the glacier.
mkmiller - Jul 10, 2013 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2003
Denali summit21 days on the mountain
Steve Gruhn - Jul 9, 2013 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
Geriatric ascentI accompanied Tom Choate to the summit via the West Buttress. At 78 Tom became the oldest person ever to reach the summit.
TeeLee - Jun 27, 2013 3:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2013
100th anniversary summitOn my fifth venture up Denali since 2006, me and fellow SP member Andy Howell summitted on the exact 100th anniversary of Harper's first steps atop this mutha. It also meant, for me, the completion of all 50 U.S. state highpoints, a quest my wife (who climbed 49 of them) and I started in 1996 in Texas. Elated to achieve this and to do so on the 100th anniversary really adds some zing to it.
sbkelley - Jun 12, 2013 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2013
West ButtressSuccessful trip and an adventure for the ages for our unguided group of six - 5 from CO, and 1 from AZ! 16 days from Kahiltna Base to the summit and back. Spent 4 nights at 17k camp, but patience paid off. 12 hour summit day, and temps on top were around -10 with light winds and full sun. Can't beat that! Long, long descent, but it felt good to get back to Talkeetna.
ephrat - Jun 11, 2013 11:47 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2013
West ButtressHad absolutely perfect weather! T2T in 10 days. Trip report here
hunterslee - May 31, 2013 9:49 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2013
Good weather windowHad a great weather window after being pinned down low on the mountain...in and out in 14 days.
project360 - Jan 2, 2013 11:43 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2011
What a AdventureAnother great adventure in the spirit of the mountains.
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 3:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
highpointingSee you at the top!
donutslayer - Nov 14, 2012 2:52 pm
Traverse!Went up the West Buttress and then down the Muldrow Glacier. The way out is what made the trip!
swamy - Jul 18, 2012 4:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2012
solo summitReached the summit around 5:00 pm.
Was followed by a team of 2 Alpine Ascents guides and 5 clients.
One of the guide was Vern Tejas.
DarrenKnezek - Jun 21, 2012 1:14 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2012
Cold, Hard, and Loads of Adventure!Climbed the West Buttress with Jennifer Knezek, and John Judd. Started on May 2nd, got caught in a snow storm at 14,000 and summited a few days later. Rescued a Russian climber who fell off the ridge above Washburn's Thumb, luckily, Jennifer saw him fall about 100 feet where he hit a large rock before a 2,000 foot death fall. Erik from Holland tied into the end of our rope at the start of the Autobahn since no one in his group was going. Great summit day. Took a rest day at 17,000 and headed back to Kahiltna Base Camp.
What a grand adventure!!