May 8, 2022
The longer days of spring draw climbers from around the world northward to the Alaska Range. Towering above the multitude of rugged peaks that are themselves the stuff of history and dreams stands "The Great One," Denali. At 20,310 feet, North America's tallest mountain has beckoned adventurers and climbers for
May 8, 2022
2022 celebrates the 47th year that Mountain Trip is guiding Denali! We are beyond thrilled to ramp up our Denali season. The first of our 18 Denali expeditions this season has arrived in Anchorage for their attempt of the West Buttress, the classic route up the mountain. Following our tradition
April 15, 2022
During our evening at Everest Base Camp, Ann Marie began to have symptoms related to altitude sickness. Being at 17,600 feet there is much less air pressure than at sea level, not allowing one to take in as much oxygen as your body is used to. With using what tools
April 15, 2022
Our team arrived at Everest Base Camp on schedule on April 13 with beautiful clear skies and no wind. Base camp is a bustling small “village” as climbers from all over the world are arriving to set up their home for the next two months. There are about 200 foreigners
April 13, 2022
Dave called in today from the summit of Kala Pattar! The entire team enjoyed clear visibility from the summit, allowing them a great view of Mount Everest and Ama Dablam from 18,500 feet. Though the view was great, the temperatures were chilly, so they headed quickly down for the evening.
April 12, 2022
The Everest Base Camp team is in Lobuche! Lobuche is a tiny village perched up off the side of the Khumbu glacier and directly below the rugged, 7,861 meter Nupste. We had incredibly clear weather while moving up from Dingboche, along with endless 360 degree views of the range. Temperatures
April 10, 2022
Namaste and good morning from Dingboche! Today we enjoyed an absolutely beautiful hike up Nangkartshang for a day of acclimatization. We reached a height of 5,100 meters (16,700 feet). We left our warm tea house by the fire at 8:30 a.m. layered up in multiple jackets entering into the cold
April 9, 2022
Hello from the EBC team! Today we moved from our quaintly perched tea house in Tengboche to Dingboche. A five-hour hike up the Khumbu valley took us out of the trees and into the alpine. Perched directly underneath Ama Dablam with a skyline full of 7,000-meter peaks and a few
April 8, 2022
Dave reported from the Everest Base Camp Trek team in the village of Tengboche. This is a small cluster of lodges and home of the famous Tengboche Monastery. It's a beautiful stop on the way up the Khumbu, with the sounds of the Bhuddhist monks and views of the peaks
April 5, 2022
Today the trekking team headed up to the village of Namche Bazaar at an altitude of 11,300 feet. It's a long uphill from the Bhote Khosi River bridge up to the village, but the views into the Himalaya just get bigger every step of the way. Namche is the "capitol"
