April 11, 2016
A big hello from the village of Dingboche at 14,500 feet! Yesterday morning we left Deboche and continued up the Imja Khola river valley. After barely an hour, we climbed to the village of Pangboche to receive the traditional blessing from the Buddhist Lama Geshe, given to travelers and climbers
April 9, 2016
April 10: Good morning from the village of Deboche! It is a crisp cold morning up here at over 12,000 ft in the Khumbu Valley as we wake to the sun hitting the high peaks that surround us. Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam are framed out the dining
April 9, 2016
Here are some images from our team's trek above Nanche Bazaar, in Nepal, en route to Mount Everest Base Camp:
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016 Ben here with today’s update from the beautiful village of Namche Bazaar. This morning we woke up to a nearly cloudless sky with seemingly endless mountain views. After a leisurely breakfast we took advantage of the beautiful weather to hike 1,500 feet above Namche to the Everest
April 7, 2016
It was another beautiful day in the Himalayas today. We’ve made lot’s of progress since the last post and tonight we are in the village of Namche Bazaar, the hub of the Khumbu region. Yesterday morning we left Kathmandu by plane and helicopter and landed in Lukla where the trekking
April 5, 2016
Mountain Trip is back in Nepal again this spring with an Expedition to climb Mount Everest, and a trek to Everest Base Camp. It's been a tough couple of years in Nepal, and they are still recovering from the earthquake last season, but our local team is as excited as
February 1, 2016
We received a call from lead guide Fermin Avila that the team is all resting at Penitentes, the resort near the trailheads for the mountain. Everyone enjoyed showers, feasted on a well earned meal, and will sleep on a bed this evening, rather than their sleeping pads! Great job everyone!
February 1, 2016
The team called in from the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp with lots of thoughts and good wishes for loved ones back home. They rested last night, following a tough descent from High Camp. This morning, they ate well in preparation for their hike out the Horcones Valley. The hike
January 31, 2016
It has been a busy couple of days for our team of climbers. Yesterday, they made their summit bid, climbing up in cold and windy conditions. After returning to High Camp, two of the team descended to the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp with our guide Aaron Diamond. Brian got
