April 25th – Update from Base Camp Manager Scott Woolums: Yet another perfect day here in Base Camp! The team took an acclimatization hike up through the lower part of the icefall today. All reported great conditions and a fun day out. They have all of their gear and supplied packed and the Sherpas are…
As the team moves up the route and WiFi becomes non-existent, the team will begin to call in audio updates from the route when they are able! Once again, like the other written updates, please keep in mind that the team may occasionally not have good reception to get an update through, or they simply…
4/23. Hey All, Been a very busy and stormy few days here at Everest Base Camp. The team has been settling into base camp life, out doing acclimatization hikes and training in the bottom of the Khumbu ice fall. Always busy with helicopters and now drones (a bit of a problem), and traffic up and…
Fischer Hazen called in today from Everest Base Camp! The team arrived yesterday, and spent today relaxing and acclimatizing around camp. The team is looking forward to training and reviewing skills that they will employ when they make their first trip up through the Khumbu Icefall. The team participated in their Puja Ceremony. This is…
Jacob Schmitz called in today from Everest Base Camp! The team arrived in good style today, with everyone feeling fit and healthy. They were treated to a tasty dinner and a tasty cake for dessert, courtesy of our amazing Base Camp staff. The plan is to rest and acclimatize for a day or two and…
Dispatch from the Mountain Trip Mount Everest Team, April 17th, 2021. We are currently settled in the small village of Lobouche at over 16,000′ on the route to Everest Base Camp. The weather has become clear and sunny now after a dusting of snow yesterday. Everyone is enjoying the trek and doing well. We have…
Acclimatizing on the Trail to Everest Base Camp The past three days have been busy and filled with some incredible hiking, camaraderie and mountain vistas. Following our last blog post, we spent two days hiking around and above the village of Namche. Our first day hike took us out on the trail towards Everest Base…
Whop. Whop. Whop. Whop. The concussive sound of a helicopter warming up surrounded us. It was go time. The rotors increased in speed and with a subtle bump in power the B3 lifted off the tarmac in Kathmandu. We pitched forward, increased the throttle and rocketed off towards the mountains. Below us Kathmandu was fading…
Namaste, The gang is all here! Over the past 72 hours our team has been off to an amazing start, clearing the first few major hurdles of an Everest Expedition in the era of COVID-19. Following some lengthy travel days for all members of our Everest team, we are excited to have the whole crew…
Everest 2021, here we come! Following a year of uncertainty, challenges and quarantines it is surreal to be sitting on a trans-Atlantic flight making my way towards Nepal. The months of training and staring at seemingly endless spreadsheets of expedition gear lists and itineraries are finally coming to a close. No longer will I be…