September 22, 2016
It's continued to be a bit rainy for the team, but they were excited to head up the valley beyond Namche today and up to the beautiful Tenboche Monastery. This is an important Tibetan Budhhist monastery for the Sherpa people and and an iconic location in the Khumbu valley. After
September 21, 2016
The team is taking a scheduled acclimatization/rest day in Namche today. Namche sits on a hillside at 11,200 ft and is the trading center of the upper Khumbu region. It is a good altitude to spend an extra day on the ascent to allow a bit of acclimatization, and it
September 19, 2016
Mountain Trip guide Jacob Schmitz called in with an update on the Everest Base Camp and Island Peak Trekking expedition, who were all successfully able to fly into Lukla early this morning (Monday, 9/19) after several days of weather delay. Half of the team flew in via helicopter, and the
September 18, 2016
Well, they are off to a slow start on the trek to Everest Basecamp and Island Peak climb. The flights from Kathmandu to Lukla have been delayed, and cancelled for the second day in a row now as bad weather has prevented the regularly scheduled flights from occurring. This afternoon
September 18, 2016
Sole and Dave are back in Nairobi after a great trip and successful summit of Mount Kenya! They were able to do a bit of trekking and sightseeing on the way back down from the mountain, and are happy to be back in the land of hot showers and hotels.
September 16, 2016
The Island Peak and Base Camp trek team had a 5 a.m. wake-up call this morning and are set to fly from Kathmandu to the small, high-mountain airport in Lukla. Flying into Lukla, situated in the rugged Himalaya at 9,383', is an experience in itself as they land on
September 16, 2016
Mountain Trip guide Dave Ahrens called in from Kenya Lodge, after reaching the base of their trek from Mount Kenya's summit back to the lowlands. They descended from the dusty alpine into the jungly lowlands via the scenic Chigori Route. They decided to push on past the camp that they
September 15, 2016
Mountain Trip's Autumn 2016 Island Peak expedition has all gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal today, to meet each other and their guides before endeavoring to climb one of the Himalaya's most iconic trekking peaks. A couple members of the expedition will end their trip at Everest Base Camp. The Island Peak
September 14, 2016
Mountain Trip guide Dave Ahrens and climber Sole Marritimi called in from camp at 14,000' after successfully summitting the North Face Standard Route to the Batian Summit. At 17,057', the summit of Batian is the second highest point on the African continent. The route features between 15 and 23 pitches,
September 13, 2016
Mountain Trip guide Dave Ahrens relayed a message from his deLorme GPS device this morning that they had successfully reached the summit of Batian on Mount Kenya and are now heading down the route using a series of rappels. The precipitous peak of Batain stands at 16,355', is the highest
