Trip Reports
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 to have the whole crew…
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. No longer will I be…
Meet the 2021 Mountain Trip Everest climbing team and follow their expedition dispatches as they travel to the Himalaya to climb to the top of the world!
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 is well underway for the…
After a long and successful summit day yesterday, the team is now down in the relatively thick air of Plaza de Mulas, situated at 14,000′ on the western side of Aconcagua. The team did great yesterday, soldiering through a 15 hour day at high altitude. The plan is to rest and eat today, with the…
Climber Will DeVries called in an update with the whole team on THE SUMMIT of Aconcagua, the highest point of the Americas! The team enjoyed calm weather for a few moments at 22,841′, with one of the most spectacular views in the world. Huge congrats to the entire team! We wish them a safe descent.…
Climber Will DeVries called in an update from the January 19 Aconcagua team at 18,000′, at Camp Two on the route, also known as “Helicopter Camp.” The team took a full rest day at Camp Two–even complete with pizza made on the camp stove and beer (which the climbers noted has a significantly increased effectiveness…
Marty called in an update from Helicopter Camp, also known as Camp Two on Aconcagua at just shy of 18,000′. The team spent their day yesterday carrying supplies up to High Camp on the route to get a bit of acclimatization for their summit push up to 22,841′. The hike from Helicopter Camp to High…
Our Aconcagua team is in Camp 2 at nearly 18,000 ft today! They are all doing great and will be climbing up to Camp 3 tomorrow to acclimatize up at high camp and dropping off some food and gear, then descending back to Camp 2 for another night. The team snapped this group shot after…
The Mountain Trip Vinson team made their way down to Vinson Base Camp yesterday and are settling in to wait out the weather. They are all pretty happy and content for now after a successful summit and they’ve got plenty of good food and a big dome tent to hang out in and watch it…