Our May 20 Team climbers called in on the radio tonight while their Mountain Trip guides showed off their gourmet chef skills in the cook tent. From what we hear, the dining at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m) has been especially good! The team is enjoying excellent weather and is looking forward to moving…
Mountain Trip guide, Jed, called in with the dispatch for the May 21 climb team after their big push up and around Windy Corner 13,000 ft (3962 m) from their home of Camp 2 11,000 ft (3353 m)! This day involves an early breakfast before steep snow climbing up the 1,000 ft (305 m) high…
Mountain Trip guide, Tom Huntely is calling in live with the dispatch from his -20 degree sleeping bag at the team’s new home of Camp 4 17,200 ft (5242 m)! That means they are right on schedule and were able to complete their objective for the day. Congratulations team! This is a huge accomplishment and…
It’s a great day to hear from our Mountain Trip friend and guide for the May 17 team, Karl Welter! He really paints the picture for us today of how good life can be at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m)! Tap the audio link below to hear his full dispatch & his shout-out to…
Mountain Trip guide Maddie’s dispatch has some exciting news for the May 13 Team! Aside from lots of good eating in the cook tent at Camp 3 14,200 ft (4328 m), rest time in the tents, and leisurely walks this team is preparing to make the move to High Camp tomorrow! Also known as Camp…
Celine Xuereb called in from the broad Genet Basin at 14,200′ (4328m) with an update from the team. They are poised and ready to move up to high camp, as soon as the winds above over the upper mountain. They placed their cache on the ridge two days ago and have been waiting, watching, and…
Climber Steven called in with the update for the May 17 Team to let us know that spirits are high and that the team is making good use of their rest day at Camp 3 14,200 ft (m) by practicing their technical skills for the fixed lines! Tomorrow the team’s goal will be to cache…
The May 21 team was able to move from Camp 1 at 7,200 ft to Camp 2 at 11,200 ft (3413m). After making breakfast, coffee, and melting snow for water this morning, the team broke down camp and packed everything up in backpacks and sleds. Once that task is done the team lays out their…
The May 8 team woke up to high winds and snow at High Camp (17,200 ft 5242m) yesterday. They packed up and made their way back to the fixed lines, descended to the base of the Headwall, and made their way back into Camp 3. Arriving in Camp 3, the team found beautiful sunny weather…
The May 13 team took a rest day at Camp 3 yesterday. The previous day they were able to climb up to 16,200′ (4937m) to cache some things for their anticipated move to High Camp. They enjoyed being able to recuperate from their cache day over some delicious pizza. Aside from resting and reading, they…