The team got down to Camp 2 around 9pm this evening after a very windy morning at the S. Col today. They wanted to get out of there early this morning, but were a bit pinned down due to high winds and gusts of over 50 mph. Our team is all good and everyone including…
Everyone is tucked in their sleeping bags in camp at the South Col after a successful summit day! They’ll get a good night sleep, and then begin their descent to Camp2, and continue to base camp the following day. We’ll get some more updates and hopefully some pictures soon, but just wanted to update that…
We just got the call from Nepal that our Everest Team reached the top of Mount Everest at 7:30 am local time this morning (May 22nd). One climber, Chris Hill, turned around and is back at the South Col already with several of our Sherpa guides, but the rest of the team stood on top…
The climbers ascended from Camp 3 on the Lhotse face through the “Yellow Band” and up the “Geneva Spur” to high camp at the South Col on Mount Everest today. After a couple of hours of rest, they woke up and started getting ready to head to the summit!! It’s a long push once they…
Jacob called in from the South Col on Mount Everest at just under 8000 meters to say that the team has arrived and everyone is doing great! They will get as much rest as they can this afternoon and evening, and then start for the summit some time tonight in hopes or reaching the top…
Another early morning wake up call for the Everest climbers at Camp 2 today. They rose to clear skies and no winds as they pulled on their down suits and prepared for the next couple of days of their push to the summit. They’ll rest for the afternoon at Camp 3 where they are starting…
Climbers cross a 5-ladder bridge over a huge crevasses in the Khumbu Icefall. Terry Kelleher called in a nice update from camp 2 at about 21,500′ today. Terry climbed up two days ago with most of our team, and Jacob Schmitz, our Lead Guide for this joint Mountain Trip / Mountain Madness Everest Expedition, caught…
Our Everest Team awoke early on the morning of the 18th and after some breakfast and coffee in the warmth of the heated base camp dome, they started off through the Khumbu Ice Fall for Camp 2 and ultimately their push for the summit. It’s a 4 day push to get to the top from…
Wednesday the 17th of May, from Everest Base Camp We have been back at EBC now for seven days resting, hiking around, eating a lot of good food, and waiting for a weather window. A few teams have been able to summit the last two days, and a few teams have tried and had to…
The 2017 Mountain Trip Everest team is staying fit and acclimated at base camp by taking daily hikes up to nearly 19,000 ft on nearby Pumori. The weather up high on Mount Everest has continued to be difficult, winds and snow continue, but teams have pushed up to the top and the rope is now…