Looking at Camp 2 on the Mountain Trip/Mountain Madness Everest Expedition Hello everyone, Jacob here checking in for the 2017 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition. Yesterday we took a much deserved rest day. There were high winds outside and above us, so we just stayed in camp and enjoyed some good food and good company. Today…
Our Everest team is at Camp 2 again at around 21,400 ft near the base of the Lhotse Face. They are on their second and final acclimatization trip up the mountain in preparation for the summit push coming in a couple of weeks. They woke up early at base camp (1am) and climbed through the…
Chris Jentz crosses a crack near the top of the Khumbu Icefall Camp 2 on Mount Everest on a clear day! A bit of recent snow has fallen on the Lhotse Face to the left of the thick crevasses above our dining tent. If you lose your shirt playing cards at 21,400 feet, does the…
Our 2017 Mount Everest team continues the expedition process as they rest, recuperate and acclimatize at Everest Base Camp. They plan to head back up the mountain in a couple of days, climbing all the way up to Camp 2 at 21,400 feet, passing Camp 1, where they had spent some time last week. The…
Back down at the relatively comfortable altitude of 17,000 ft our Everest climbers are enjoying the comforts of Base Camp living, and resting up and recovering for the second acclimatization round in the next few days. They had a great first round up to Camp 2 where they spent several nights at over 21,000 ft…
The team is all back at Base Camp, luxuriating in the (relatively!) thick air and enjoying all the amenities that come with it! They awoke at 5 am and departed Camp 2 shortly thereafter. It took about 6 hours for everyone to descend through the Khumbu Icefall and make it back into Base Camp. They plan…
Our lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in a nice, detailed update from 21,400 feet (6523m), the site of their Camp 2, as they continue to acclimatize on the flank of Mount Everest. The team is doing great! Everyone is feeling good and excited to be on the mountain. They are enjoying the views of the…
Early in the morning, our 2017 Mount Everest Expedition departed the comfort of Base Camp and forged their way up through the difficult and exciting Khumbu Icefall. Everyone did great and the team is now camped at Camp 1 at an elevation of 18,850 feet. Passing through the Icefall involved climbing through seracs (towering ice…
Terry Kelleher called in a very nice post from Camp 1 at 18,850 feet (5745m) on Mount Everest. The team climbed up through the Khumbu Icefall early this morning and arrived happy and in good health at Camp 1. Here’s Terry!
Thanks for following our 2017 Mount Everest Expedition! The team is rested and ready to move up to Camp 1 in just a few hours. They will travel up the Khumbu Icefall in the dark, departing Base Camp at 03:00 on the 19th. The Khumbu Icefall is a jumbled, shifting flow of glacier that is…