Trip Reports

Zahid Team heads down the mountain

The team headed down the mountain today and they are back down at Camp 1 at 7,800 ft tonight.  It was a hard decision to come down, but Mohammed hasn’t been feeling great and after consulting with our medical advisor and other doctors, they concluded that they better head down.  Everyone is feeling the benefits…

Lobuche Peak Everest Trek

Everest Team Back to Base Camp

Thursday May 11th from Everest Base Camp After spending a few days down at Dingboche we hiked up to Lobuche yesterday.  Then today we made it back to Everest Base Camp in time for lunch. Everyone is doing great  and feeling re-energized after spending sometime at a lower elevation. Of course we’re excited to be…

May 9 Team at Denali Base Camp

Lead guide Joe Butler called in from the May 9 Denali West Buttress team to report that they flew in to base camp and are settled in on a beautiful evening.  They plan to head up towards Camp 1 tomorrow, and will be calling in with updates from their expedition each night.  Click the link…

Team DSUSA at Camp 1

Paul called in this evening with the update from the DSUSA team.  They moved up to Camp 1 on the Kahiltna glacier today hauling all of their gear, food/fuel, and equipment in their packs and in sleds they hauled behind.  It’s always a tough day, which Paul described as grueling, but they are enjoying the…

MAY 4 TEAM CACHES AT 11,000′

Klaus called in the team report tonight. Despite lots of new snow, the team was able to move a load of equipment and supplies up to a cache site at 11,000′. It sounds like it was a good day, but hard work breaking trail through the new snow. I’m certain the pretty blue sky and…

Zahid Denali Team at 14,000 ft Camp

Lead guide Eli called in today from the 14,000 ft camp on Denali to report in for the Zahid brothers West Buttress expedition.  They had a rest day today, acclimatizing and recovering from a -30 f (-34 c) night up high on Denali.  It’s started off as a pretty cold season in the Alaska Range…