FINAL EVEREST DISPATCH FROM JACOB SCHMITZ

Hello and thank you for following the 2015 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition. Unfortunately, the expedition ended on May 25th after a 7.9 earthquake hit Nepal. I was sitting in my tent just before lunch when I felt the earthquake. I knew that there was a lot of avalanche hazard all around Everest Base Camp (EBC),…

Some Good News from Everest Base Camp

It’s been a super challenging time for the entire country of Nepal, and our team who has been there and witnessed the destruction and suffering of the people have had a life experience they will never forget.   There has been a stream of bad news coming from Nepal, but there was a small bright spot…

Nepal Relief Effort

There are many organizations contributing time, money and resources to the relief effort in Nepal.  The devastation as a result of the recent earthquake is still beyond calculation and the need for both short and long term assistance is dire. Mountain Trip is supporting the Dzi Foundation, which assists remote villages in eastern Nepal.  The…

Update From Nepal

The evening (local time) update from Nepal is that all of our staff have been flown off the mountain and are at Base Camp.  Three helicopters flew all climbers from Camp 1 back to Base Camp, as the route through the Icefall was rendered impassable due to the numerous aftershocks in the past 36 hours.…