Trip Reports
We are thrilled to welcome our first team of climbers of the 2016 Denali season, who are meeting our guide team today, May 6! Each spring, as the days grow longer, climbers from around the world feel the siren song of the north country. Many are drawn by the challenge of attempting to climb the…
Vanessa called in from Camp 2 via satellite phone, detailing the events of the day. She said they made good time through the Khumbu Icefall, and that the day’s biggest struggle was staying cool enough in the hot sun–which might seem strange considering that they’re incredibly high on the world’s tallest peak. Communicating from 21,500′…
Above you can see Vanessa, Greg, and DaOngchhu trekking below Pumori in the morning’s first light. Today went very well, and we’ve returned to Camp 2 for the night. We had an early start today at 1 a.m., and awoke a beautiful starry night. Everyone felt well and we made quick work of the Khumbu…
We woke up early again today (1am) and left camp excited to be making a move to Camp 2 under clear starry skies. After about an hour into the day Vanessa started feeling ill again, and after taking a good long break for some hot tea and a chance to weigh our options, we decided…
We spent another day in base camp today after waking up last night intending to move up to Camp 2. Vanessa wasn’t feeling well, and hadn’t slept, so we pushed everything back a day to allow her to recover and get some rest before the push up to Camp 2. We went back to sleep…
Our 2016 Everest Team is headed back up the mountain! Vanessa called in from our Base Camp, where they have been eating very well (she was about to tuck into a vanilla cake), while resting and acclimatizing. Base Camp life is a mix of resting and bustling about, preparing for the next rotation up the…
We are enjoying the luxuries of our base camp, recovering from our first trip up to over 20,000 ft, and getting ready for another round up high in a couple of days. We’ve had a couple of nice days down here at what feels like low altitude now, only 17,500 ft. Laundry is done, showers…
Vanessa called in a post after the team’s first rotation up to 21,500′ on Mount Everest. They are all back in Base Camp, having descended through the Khumbu Icefall during the wee hours of the morning and are enjoying the comforts of the (relatively) thicker air. recording
It’s another beautiful day up here at Camp 2, where we will spend the day going for a short hike, but mostly resting and acclimating. Today seems like a good opportunity to acknowledge some of the rest of the team that make this trip possible for us. Here at Camp 2 we’ve got a lead…
Hey everyone it’s Vanessa from Camp 2 on April 25th. Yesterday, we arrived and settled into camp and today we were lucky enough to have a day of rest. It’s not easy living here at 21,500′ but it’s been much more comfortable with our dinning tent and our cook who made omelettes and pancakes for…