One week away and counting!

Welcome to the Update Blog for Mountain Trip's June 16, 2006 West Buttress Expedition.

The team is undoubtably finalizing their personal kits and getting psyched for their upcoming adventure on the slopes of Mount McKinley.

The team consists of:

Jacob Melrose
Mark Novak
Clark Luhning
Marc Adams
Rich Birrer
David Marlon
Daniel Larsen

Guides will be:

Dave Staeheli
Peter Ingliss
Kevin Wright

We will do our best to update this site when we get information from the team. PLEASE keep in mind that communication from a big, remote, wild mountain like Denali is difficult. Weather, cold, clouds and terrain all conspire to make cell phones work intermittantly, at best. You should adopt our motto that: "NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS" when it comes to expeditions like this.

Enjoy!