August 1, 2013
Jacob called in again, to let everyone know that the team is doing great and having a good time as they explore their surroundings and prepare for their attempt of the highest peak in Europe. Today, they took a series of gondolas and ski lifts before hiking a short ways
July 31, 2013
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz called in a report after the team took an acclimatization hike in preparation for their ascent of Elbrus, in southeastern Russia. The team will hike to progressively higher altitudes in order to better prepare their bodies for heading high on the mountain. Below is a picture
July 28, 2013
A team of climbers met today in Moscow, to finish their preparations for Mountain Trip's 2013 Elbrus Expedition. Fortunately, everyone made it with their bags, despite some flight delays. Flying halfway around the world is tiresome, and they will spend a day in Moscow, recuperating from their travels and seeing
July 13, 2013
The team on our June 23 West Buttress expedition made quick time descending from the 17,200' high camp and they arrived at the 7,200' base camp this morning. It was cold at all elevations last night, making for very solid conditions for traveling. They collected supplies that had been cached
July 12, 2013
The June 23 Team spent yesterday watching wind load snow onto the steep, rising traverse above high camp known as the Autobahn. They had hoped for a calm day, with sunny skies, so that the snow that had fallen on the Autobahn would have an opportunity to settle and stabilize.
July 10, 2013
Adam Smith called in from high camp, following a long night of maintaining their tents under the relentless pressure of Mother Nature. It "snowed and blowed" last night and the team awoke at regular intervals to dig their tents out from the accumulating flakes. The sun came out in the
July 9, 2013
Most of the team moved to high camp today, while some are planning to remain at the 14,200 ft camp with Mt Trip guide Blaine. They did great on the move, and the weather cooperated for most of the day until the afternoon when winds picked up, but they are
July 9, 2013
Denali is a fickle gal and she certainly threw a few curve balls our way. Record high temperatures in Talkeetna made for dangerous rockfall conditions around Windy Corner and on the fixed lines, causing us to travel at night even on the upper mountain. We could also smell and see
July 9, 2013
The weather finally cleared just enough for planes to reach base camp today and our friends at Talkeetna Air Taxi swooped in and picked them all up. Special thanks to those guys for working hard to get our climbers out safely today in challenging conditions. After a short time in
July 8, 2013
The team rested today at the 14,200 ft camp after summitting a few days ago. One team member tweaked a knee coming down from high camp, so they spent a day resting before continuing the descent. They'll take off early in the morning tomorrow and head towards base. Here's Pablo
