Denali | Upper West Rib | West Buttress

[@mpreiss7780]

I remember every day the weather chalk board seem to say huge winds and storms but we'd wake up to another beautiful day. Not sure if it's really difficult to forecast the weather up there or they just kind of hope everyone stays in the tent.

[@johnschmidt4502]

Just watched you video for the 3rd time…outstanding effort, for a couple of CU Buffs👍👊😃

[@schmidt0055]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zedaprime]

Looks like a memoriable experience. Good summit video!

[@robertspringer92]

Planning a trip in May to attempt Denali with a party of 3 others. Building the stoke! Spectacular video and terrific work gentlemen

[@schmidt0055]

Thanks for commenting! Just getting to be in that range is amazing. Hope you get a shot at the summit!

[@graysonridge4080]

Nice work fellas. Great tunage all the way through. Thanks for sharing!

[@schmidt0055]

Thanks for the comment!

[@MrDBomb124]

Inspiration 🙌 Awesome job up there 👍

[@CK_Row]

Amazing and inspirational video. I want to summit Denali so bad! I want to tap my ice axe on that summit benchmark! I have started training and am going to watch this every day until I summit!

[@schmidt0055]

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for the comment. All the best as you pursue your Denali dream.

[@rickasher207]

Nice video and I’m sure you’ll both cherish the memories of what look like a great trip. I’m impressed with your photographs and wondered which camera you used on the trip?

[@schmidt0055]

Thanks for the comment! I was using a Sony RX-100 for this trip. Most of the photography on this video was from this great little camera.

[@rickasher207]

schmidt0055 thanks for taking the time

[@t1mmytiger]

Great video guys

[@dustinbray6635]

Congrats on the climb and great video bud! My buddy and I are looking to climb Denali in 2019 or 2020. Any tips/advice for climbing the West Buttress route? How heavy were your packs and sleds?

[@schmidt0055]

Thanks for the comment! There's a lot to say about climbing Denali/West Butt route...the key is just trying to give yourself enough time up there to acclimatize, establish a high camp, and hope for a weather window. We summitted on our 11th day on the mountain...pretty fast all things considered, but we had the weather for it. Most people shoot for 20 days in the AK range. For our two-man team, we were carrying around 100 lbs each, 40ish in the pack and 60ish in the sled. We only had time to be on Denali for two weeks though...