The team has been enjoying beautiful weather on their trek up into the heart of the Himalayas over the last few days. They spent last night in the village of Lobuche, and are planning to head on up to base camp tomorrow! Everyone is moving really well and it sounds like the team is having…
Hello from Deboche! The last two nights we spent in Namche Bazar. We enjoyed the busy little village filled with tiny shops and bakeries. On our rest day we went for a pleasant hike to a cafe with a great view of Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. Today we left early to have the trail…
The climbers are on their way to Everest base camp and spent the day enjoying the village of Namche today. They’ll spend a couple of extra days on their way up to base camp to acllimatize and enjoy the journey, and Namche is a favorite stop. They went for a hike above town to a…
The team is on the way to the airport and hoping to fly to Lukla and begin their trek today! They are leaving the luxury of the Hyatt Hotel in Kathmandu where they’ve been staying the last couple of nights and heading for the Himalayas! Here’s the team: From Left to Right: Jacob Schmitz, Terry…
Welcome to the Mountain Trip 2017 Everest Expedition Dispatches! The Everest climbing season is underway and climbers from around the world have been descending on Kathmandu for the last couple of weeks with dreams of climbing to the top of the world! The Mountain Trip team is in Kathmandu now finalizing permits and gathering a…
We are all down from Everest! Greg and Vanessa are already in Kathmandu after being whisked away by helicopter from Camp 2 this morning. Greg has some frostbite and is going to visit the clinic/hospital in Kathmandu to get that looked at and treated right away. Our entire Sherpa crew made it down to base…
Bill called a bit ago to let us know that he, Greg and Vanessa all arrived in Base Camp a short while ago. Our Sherpa team are just behind them, and will soon arrive back at the luxurious-feeling 17,500′ camp. Spirits are high and everyone is looking forward to the myriad of niceties that “civilization”…
Bill Allen called this morning to update us that he, Greg and Vanessa are all back in Camp 2, having descended the Lhotse Face earlier in the day. The weather has deteriorated a bit, so they plan to spend the night at Camp 2. In the morning, when it has typically been clear, a helicopter…
We received word late last night (in Colorado) that the team had made it back to the South Col. They made good time and were blessed with a beautiful, clear day, with just light winds, as they made their way up and down. The team’s satellite phone simply refused to function, but we expect that…
We just heard from our Base Camp staff that our 2016 Mount Everest Team reached the summit at 5:57 am, local time! Vanessa and her father Greg Blasic, along with Mountain Trip’s Bill Allen, DaOngchu Sherpa, Tawa Chiri Sherpa, and Karma Geljen Sherpa all made good time to the summit. We held a couple of…