Trip Reports

Everest Base Camp – Chris checks in!

Chris Jentz called in from Everest Base Camp, as our 2017 Mount Everest Expedition continues the long process of acclimatizing and preparing to head up the tallest mountain in the world! The audio quality is not too great – one of the challenges of calling in mountainous areas…  But it’s great to hear his voice…

Everest base camp trek

Everest Team Heading to Base Camp!

The team has been enjoying beautiful weather on their trek up into the heart of the Himalayas over the last few days.   They spent last night in the village of Lobuche, and are planning to head on up to base camp tomorrow!  Everyone is moving really well and it sounds like the team is having…

2017 Mt Trip Everest Team Trek

Everest Team on the Trek

Hello from Deboche! The last two nights we spent in Namche Bazar. We enjoyed the busy little village filled with tiny shops and bakeries. On our rest day we went for a pleasant hike to a cafe with a great view of Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. Today we left early to have the trail…

Everest team heading to Lukla!

The team is on the way to the airport and hoping to fly to Lukla and begin their trek today! They are leaving the luxury of the Hyatt Hotel in Kathmandu where they’ve been staying the last couple of nights and heading for the Himalayas! Here’s the team: From Left to Right: Jacob Schmitz, Terry…

Everest from Namche

Welcome to our 2017 Mount Everest Expedition!

Welcome to the Mountain Trip 2017 Everest Expedition Dispatches! The Everest climbing season is underway and climbers from around the world have been descending on Kathmandu for the last couple of weeks with dreams of climbing to the top of the world!  The Mountain Trip team is in Kathmandu now finalizing permits and gathering a…