January 1, 2022
Jesse and James checking in from Argentina in 2022! The first day of the new year seems as good a time as any to officially introduce our Cerro Pissis Expedition. We are joined by James Kennedy from California, local guides and experts of the Northern Argentina region, Pablo Fortunato and
December 31, 2021
James, Jesse and Pablo went for an acclimatization hike today. The team drove a short ways from their hotel to hike up to around 14,000 feet. They are building their base of acclimatization in advance of heading to Base Camp for Cerro Pissis tomorrow. Recording
December 29, 2021
Climber James Kennedy and Mountain Trip lead guide Jesse Yon have arrived to the Catamarca province of Argentina to climb 22,293' / 6,795m Cerro Pissis, the third highest peak in South America and the world's second highest volcano. This is Mountain Trip's first expedition to this large, inactive stratovolcano, so
October 14, 2021
Hello Friends and Family, Yesterday we toured the Ngorongoro crater where we saw a heard of 6000 wildebeest and a group of 20 elephant, among many other animals. Our knowledgeable safari guides taught us the habits and characteristics of each of the animals we saw. We stopped to visit a
October 12, 2021
Hello everyone, This morning we awoke at the Arusha Coffee Lodge to yet another beautiful day in Tanzania. Perfect temperatures and sunshine have blessed us throughout our trip. Dawni made close friends with the local blue ball velvet monkey crew, greeting her each morning on the porch of her cabin.
October 9, 2021
SUMMIT!!!! Mountain Trip Lead Guide Jason Denley called in an update and passes around the satellite phone to the whole Montana team on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. They reached the 19,341′ summit via the Western Breach route after several days of acclimatizing on the
October 9, 2021
The team arrived at their high camp at the toe of the nearly extinct Arrow Glacier today. It's a short day of hiking to move up to this high camp, but they'll only get a few hours to rest before taking off for the summit tonight at around 1am. The
October 7, 2021
Jason called in for the team from Moir Camp this evening at 13,600ft on the flanks of Kilimanjaro. They had a nice trek up from Shira 1 camp today and stopped for lunch at "Fischer Camp", a camp named for the legendary American mountaineer Scott Fischer from his many trips
October 6, 2021
Phillip called in the evening dispatch from the Kilimanjaro team from Shira Camp 1. They were woken up early by the local monkeys, and got off to an early start to the day, climbiing up out of the forests and jungle down on the lower flanks of Kili and up
October 5, 2021
The team is finally on the move today and they began their trek up Kilimanjaro! They passed through some dense forest and jungle today, enjoyed seeing monkeys in the trees above them. They arrived in camp for tea time and a chance to relax before dinner. Here's Jason checking in
