Welcome the Dispatch Blog for Mountain Trip's June 15, 2008 West Buttress Expedition

On June 15, 2008 a team of climbers will meet 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 includes:

Francois Morin from Canada
Rachel McGibbon from Canada
Francois Lefebvre from Canada
Michel Asselin from Canada
Johanne Jacques from Canada
Tom Henson from the US
Keiran Whitefield from Australia
John Mitcalf from the UK
Faye O'Conner from the US


Mountain Trip guides for the expedition will be Heidi Kloos from Ridgway, Colorado, Caitlin Hague from Anchorage, Alaska and Sara Campbell from outside Casper, Wyoming

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.