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Dec 3 Aconcagua Team Back to Base After Summitting!
16 Dec 2024
Aconcagua Summit Day!
15 Dec 2024
Aconcagua Team Acclimatization Hike Camp 2
13 Dec 2024
Aconcagua Team at Camp 2
12 Dec 2024
Aconcagua Team Updates for December 10
10 Dec 2024

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The @ourayicepark is officially open for the seaso

The @ourayicepark is officially open for the season!

We hope you’ll join us for either a half day or full day of ice climbing, or our Best 4 Days in Ouray 🧊⛏️

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️ It took us a minut

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️

It took us a minute to get photos, but we’re excited to share that on December 15 our team reached the summit of Aconcagua, aka the “Roof of the Americas,” and the highest peak outside of the Himalaya!

The day prior they made their way to High Camp, followed by a successful summit attempt the next day. What an epic weekend!

From the summit they dropped down into the thick, warm air, and the hospitality of our comfortable base camp scene at Plaza de Mulas, before heading back to Mendoza for dinner and a well-deserved shower.

Congrats to the team on a successful expedition 🥳 It was a great trip with beautiful weather at the perfect time!

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️ Earlier this week

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️

Earlier this week the team did a load carry up to Camp 2, gaining roughly 1,600 feet of vert and taking on cold, 40 km/hour headwinds. Upon arrival, they escaped to a windless dome tent, where they attempted to fix the solar panel system, listened to music, and acclimatized for a few hours. While the hike up to Camp 2 took 3.5 hours, it was an accelerated, hour-long descent back to Camp 1 for dinner.

The next day the team arrived at Camp 2 (18,000 feet) in under three hours—strong work! 💪🏻 They attempted to continue up to High Camp to acclimatize, however, they observed strong winds reaching speeds of up to 70 km/hour, so decided to wait another day, relax and drink tea, and watch the winds blow.

Today, due to more strong winds, the team acclimatized and explored around Camp 2, aka Helicopter Camp. This helicopter crashed in the ‘80s and has been well-preserved in the high, dry, and cold atmosphere of the mountain. Currently, they’re eating well at Camp 2.

(FYI, we received the dinner photo just before pushing publish on this post. Thank you @starlinksofficial for the real time photos! Absolutely crazy.)

The team plans to move up to High Camp tomorrow and make their summit attempt by Sunday! Winds are expected to diminish, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that they do 🤞🏻

Check out the Trip Reports link in our bio for updates.

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️ After a day of res

UPDATE from Aconcagua! 🏔️

After a day of rest at Base Camp (13,800 feet), the team made their first trip up to Camp 1 (16,300 feet) to cache gear and spend a little time acclimatizing before retracing their steps back to Base Camp. This is the “climb high, sleep low” approach to acclimatizing.

Along the way they traveled through a snow field with spires known penitentes. It’s an interesting way the snow melts on the mountain, like sun cups but bigger.

Following a second night at Base Camp, they made their move up to Camp 1, leaving the comforts of Plaza Argentina behind. They’ll be staying at three camps above Base Camp, and then descend the other side of Aconcagua to the Plaza de Mulas base camp.

The team continues to move well and spirits are high! Check out the Trip Reports link in our bio for updates.

🧊 Registration is now open for Mountain Trip’

🧊 Registration is now open for Mountain Trip’s 2025 Ouray Ice Fest clinics, sponsored by @arcteryx! Sign up at the link in our bio 🧊

Join us and learn what it takes to climb Denali!

Join us and learn what it takes to climb Denali!

Are you signed up to climb Denali, is it a future objective, or are you just curious? If so, we’re excited to share that we’ll be hosting a live-chat webinar for ALL climbers who are planning to or are interested in climbing Denali!

What? Denali Webinar + Q & A
Who? Mountain Trip & @uphill_athlete
When? Thu, Dec. 12 @ 5 p.m. MST (U.S. & Canada)
Where? Zoom (link in bio)

During this webinar and Q & A, we’ll share insight with prospective climbers about our Denali program: logistics, equipment, training, guide tips, travel, etc. and everything it takes to get up “The Great One.” A coach from the Uphill Athlete program will also be on hand to answer questions, outline additional services, and much more.

We look forward to seeing you!

Our first Aconcagua team of the 2024-25 season is

Our first Aconcagua team of the 2024-25 season is on the mountain!

After meeting in the small, lively town of Mendoza, Argentina, the three-person team, lead by guide Fermin Avila, hiked six hours up the Vacas Valley to Pampas de Lenas, the first camp on the approach to Base Camp.

From there, they continued five hours up the Vacas Valley to their second camp, Casa de Piedra, which sits next to the Vacas River at just over 10,000 feet at the confluence of the Relinchos Valley. Here they got their first view of Aconcagua!

Day three brought the team up the Relinchos Valley to the base of Aconcagua and the Plaza Argentina base camp, where they’ll spend a couple of days acclimatizing and enjoying the comforts of camp before pushing up the mountain.

The team is doing great and moving at a solid pace! Check out the Trip Reports link in our bio for updates.

Registration for Mountain Trip’s 2025 Ouray Ice

Registration for Mountain Trip’s 2025 Ouray Ice Fest clinics, sponsored by @arcteryx, goes live on Mon, Dec. 9 at 8 a.m. MST!

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the festival, and takes place from Jan. 23-26. We’ll be offering five different clinics for a variety of skill levels, including:

☑️ Intro to Ice Movement and Techniques
☑️ Level Up on Ice! Intermediate Skills and Techniques
☑️ Beginning to Lead
☑️ Steep Ice
☑️Open Climbing with Guides

See the link in our bio for details, and mark your calendar to register, because clinics will fill up fast.

We hope you’ll join us at the @ourayicepark!

📸 @morganfbradley

In addition to Ice Climbing, Backcountry Skiing an

In addition to Ice Climbing, Backcountry Skiing and Avalanche Courses, we also offer 3- and 5-Day Mountaineering Courses in the San Juans!

Recently, early season conditions opened the door for a 1:1, 3-day private course guided by Spencer Purvis.

Followed by a day of ice climbing up Camp Bird Road, they spent the night camped at the base of Teakettle Peak, ascended the SW Ridge of Sneffels, and descended the Lavender Col. It was a beautiful few days and a hard-earned summit!

If you’re eyeing bigger mountaineering objectives in the future, get in touch with us this winter!

📸 @therealunclebigbear22

Day by day ice climbing season inches closer and c

Day by day ice climbing season inches closer and closer, and we’re fired up to get out!

It’s still early, but thanks to a few solid snow storms and cold temps, we’re seeing the ice coming in nicely, and we plan to be guiding routes very soon.

Whether you’re new to bashing ice, are looking to hop on some classic backcountry multi-pitch routes, or want to step into the world-famous @ourayicepark this winter, we’ve got options for everyone and some of the best ice around in Ouray, Silverton, and Telluride.

Join our top-notch AMGA trained or certified guides for a totally unique and fun winter experience. We’re anticipating a great ice climbing season ahead.

Tap the “Ice Climbing” link in our bio to learn more and book your trip today!

We’re only six months out from landing on the Ka

We’re only six months out from landing on the Kahiltna Glacier for the 2025 Denali season, and the time to prep is now!

We’ve still got space on several teams for our open West Buttress expeditions, as well as spots on our June 7 Quick Ascent expedition. Our June 17 West Buttress expedition will be a Ski Approach trip, for those who’d rather travel on skis as opposed to snowshoes.

Beyond open team trips, we also specialize in custom private expeditions. Since we started guiding Denali back in 1976, we have successfully guided more private groups to the summit than any other guide service.

When preparing, we use and trust the great folks at @uphill_athlete. Their coaches are experienced climbers and mountain athletes, and can help take the mystery out of training for expedition climbing. Mountain Trip Alaska provides our climbers with a six-month mountaineering training plan, and they have changed the way we train for expeditions!

For more info, including dates, pricing and to book, head to the link in our bio, or contact our office at info@mountaintrip.com or (970) 369-1153.

🎿 SKI REPORT!!! ⛷️ Folks in the San Juans

🎿 SKI REPORT!!! ⛷️

Folks in the San Juans have been getting great early season powder turns thanks to early snowstorms that have produced up high. One of whom is @madcrowell, one of our top backcountry ski guides. When we say she LIVES for skiing, we’re not kidding.

Here’s her report:

“The skiing has been pretty fantastic. Skiers started poking around our local zones about 10 days ago, and even earlier in the Silverton and RMP areas. All of the SNOTEL SWE sites are showing 200-300% above average. In the alpine we have between 80-120 cm of snow. Below treeline the skiing varies and exits for a lot of the ski areas can still be thin. However, last week brought a lot of deep powder skiing above 11,000 feet.

Winter is off to a good start and if we can keep this trend going it will line us out for a really good season. This is the best early November skiing in the last five years!”

Needless to say, psych is high! Still, low to moderate avalanche hazard exists around the San Juans, so always be heads up and make good decisions when planning tours and heading into the backcountry.

We hope you’ll join us for a backcountry ski trip this season. Snow gods let it continue to snow! ❄️

Scholarship applications for the Peter Inglis Aval

Scholarship applications for the Peter Inglis Avalanche Education Fund (PI Fund) are now open for the 2024-24 winter season!

Available for locals who live in San Miguel and nearby counties, the fund offers financial assistance for those looking to further their avalanche education, and memorializes our good friend and former guide, Peter.

We’ll be offering recreational Rescue, Level 1, and Level 2 courses throughout the season, so apply, register for one of our courses, and be prepared when stepping into the backcountry this winter.

Check out the link in our bio to learn more and apply!

🚨 BIG 7 SUMMITS NEWS!!! 🚨 Carstensz Pyramid

🚨 BIG 7 SUMMITS NEWS!!! 🚨 Carstensz Pyramid is open for the first time since 2019!

Due to political unrest in West Papua, Indonesia, the mountain has remained inaccessible. Finally, after a long five-year wait, things have settled down and we’ve got trip dates on the calendar:

• Feb. 24-March 6, 2025
• March 9-19, 2025
• Aug. 4-14, 2025
• Oct. 20-30, 2025
• (More dates will be posted soon!)

Regarded as the most elusive of the 7 Summits and the highest peak in the Oceania continent, Carstensz is located on the equatorial island of Papua in a remote and stunning corner of Indonesia.

The island of Papua is one of the most exotic and fascinating places left in the world, no more evidenced than by the Dani tribe, who for a long time were one of the most isolated people in the world. Beyond that, between the 5th class climbing on beautiful limestone, stop throughs in Bali, and summit views looking out over the jungle towards the blue Pacific Ocean, climbing this mysterious mountain is a very special experience!

We have lead 16 expeditions (all summited) on Carstensz Pyramid, and we’re excited to get back to West Papua!

To learn more and register for one of our 2025 trips, click the link in our bio!

Snow has started fly in the San Juans! Winter is j

Snow has started fly in the San Juans! Winter is just around the bend, but first we want to acknowledge the outstanding summer season that seemed to just cruise on by ☀️

Thanks to all of our excellent guides for all of their hard work! Ya’ll are some of the best in the biz and Mountain Trip wouldn’t be the family that it is without every one of you. And most of all, thanks to everyone who joined us on a trip! It’s an amazing and special thing to meet so many different people from all of walks of life, and to help them realize their goals in the mountains. Here are a few of our favorite shots from the season 🙌🏻🙏🏻

Now, onto winter! We hope you’ll join us for a guided ice climbing or backcountry skiing trip, avalanche course, or the Ouray Ice Fest from Jan. 23-26 ❄️

Climbing season in the Black Canyon of the Gunniso

Climbing season in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is under way! 🧗

In recent days guide @jesse_m_yon took a few trips into the Black, two linking up Maiden Voyage and King Me, followed by Cloaked Interpretation.

Maiden Voyage to King Me climbs at 5.9 to 5.10- and is an excellent intro to the Black, while Cloaked Interpretation is perfect for a solid 5.10 climber looking to go pitch after pitch of classic crack climbing on a unique feature.

Both routes are getting morning shade and are also comfortable in the early afternoon. As fall progresses and temps continue to drop, routes on North Chasm View Wall will continue to open up. Let’s go! 🧗‍♀️

Guide @_carly_jane and her climbing partner rockin

Guide @_carly_jane and her climbing partner rockin’ up Mount Sneffels via the SW Ridge on a beautiful fall day ⛰️🍁

It looks like snow is about to fly in the San Juans, which means prime peak season is dwindling in a hurry. Get up high with ease while you still can!

Another stellar time climbing with you all at the

Another stellar time climbing with you all at the @arcteryx Fall Climbing Clinics! This week we were at Rotary Park, and what's better than driving right up to the wall and climbing?

Thank you everyone for coming out, the stoke was high and we love seeing the climbing community grow even more! Because of all the psyche and attendance, we are offering one more FREE climbing clinic this fall. Next week we will be at the Ophir Wall.

Can't make it next week? Follow us to stay in the know for upcoming clinics, and join us on your next adventure!

Surprise! The psych and attendance at our @arctery

Surprise! The psych and attendance at our @arcteryx Fall Climbing Clinics the past few weeks has been so amazing that we’re adding one more! The next and final (for real this time) clinic will take place at the Ophir Wall in Ophir, CO on Oct. 8, 2024 from 4-8 p.m. or until it gets dark.

Clinics are FREE and open climbing sessions for our local Telluride and Ouray communities to meet new climbing partners, sample local venues, and ask questions in a relaxed, supportive environment. Lead by experienced rock climbing guides, we’ll set up top-ropes and supervise, answer questions, go over technical systems and provide movement instruction.

We recommend registering online (again, it’s free!) at the link in our bio (directions will be provided in the confirmation email). You are also welcome to just show up if you can’t make it at 4 p.m. Either way, we’ll kindly need you to sign a digital or paper waiver to participate.

Required gear: Rock climbing shoes, harness and helmet, as well as a belay device and chalk bag. Participants are welcome to bring any other personal kit they would like to use, and should have a small background in climbing, including top-rope belay, tying a figure 8 knot, and owning their own basic gear (Mountain Trip WILL NOT provide personal climbing equipment).

For more info, questions or directions, please contact the Mountain Trip office at 970-369-1153 or info@mountaintrip.com. We hope to see you out there!

📸 @morganfbradley

Rocktober discount! Book a two-person (or more) Ro

Rocktober discount! Book a two-person (or more) Rock Climbing or Via Ferrata trip in October and receive 10% off!

Those who have ever stepped foot in our Telluride office know we play A LOT of rock music. Everything from Metallica, Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen, to Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell and Audio Slave, to name just a few. Just as the mountains are core to who we are, so is rock n’ roll. So, it seems fitting that we should celebrate Rocktober, the unofficial start to rock climbing season, when temps have cooled and fall colors pop, by showing a little love in discount form.

Now through the end of October, for two people or more, we’re offering 10% off half-day and full-day Rock Climbing trips in Telluride and Ouray, as well as on the Telluride Via Ferrata and Ouray Via Ferrata. Use code ROCKTOBER10 at checkout on our website to apply the discount.

For more info or to book a trip over the phone, please contact our office at (970) 369-1153 or info@mountaintrip.com. We hope you have a great fall!

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