April 20, 2021
After an unanticipated break, we are so stoked to have Mountain Trip teams back in the Alaska Range! We currently have three teams climbing and skiing in the Range. For a couple weeks in early April, storms and exceptionally low temperatures kept climbers at bay. However, as our first climbing
April 19, 2021
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
April 18, 2021
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
April 17, 2021
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
April 12, 2021
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
April 9, 2021
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.
April 8, 2021
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
April 3, 2021
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.
March 31, 2021
Welcome to the 2021 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition trip dispatches! While most of the climbers on our 2021 Everest team haven't yet left their homes for our expedition, preparations are well underway. All of the climbers joining us on Everest have been preparing for this climb for many years and
March 23, 2021
Welcome to our Mount Everest Expedition dispatches for the 2021 season. It's been a tough year for everyone, and it's exciting to be looking forward to climbing big mountains again! After cancelling our 2020 Himalaya season, we're headed back to Mount Everest in a couple of weeks and the preparation
