Trip Reports
Marcin Wlodarczyk called in on behalf of our May 18 West Buttress team. The team was treated to an extended stay in the small, end of the road town of Talkeetna, due to pretty foul weather for four days. Rain in Talkeetna and at Base Camp made it impossible for our friends at Talkeetna Air…
This afternoon, the seven members of our May 22 West Buttress team flew to the Kahiltna Glacier to start their ascent up the iconic route on Denali, the highest peak in North America. They got lucky with the weather, as our May 18th team just flew onto the glacier yesterday, after getting to spend a…
We are all down from Everest! Greg and Vanessa are already in Kathmandu after being whisked away by helicopter from Camp 2 this morning. Greg has some frostbite and is going to visit the clinic/hospital in Kathmandu to get that looked at and treated right away. Our entire Sherpa crew made it down to base…
Guide Pablo Parunjacas called in with an update on the Mountain Trip West Rib Expedition. Due to poor weather and more storm systems in the forecast, they have unfortunately chosen to abandon their original objective of the West Rib. Seth will be continuing on up the West Buttress route for the remainder of their expedition,…
Bill called a bit ago to let us know that he, Greg and Vanessa all arrived in Base Camp a short while ago. Our Sherpa team are just behind them, and will soon arrive back at the luxurious-feeling 17,500′ camp. Spirits are high and everyone is looking forward to the myriad of niceties that “civilization”…
The winter condition continue to hem guides and clients in at higher camps, as conditions prevent them from traveling safely up the mountain. Jerry, a client on the May 14 trip called in with an update on their stay at camp at 11,800 ft. The team spent the day getting a little exercise on a…
Bill Allen called this morning to update us that he, Greg and Vanessa are all back in Camp 2, having descended the Lhotse Face earlier in the day. The weather has deteriorated a bit, so they plan to spend the night at Camp 2. In the morning, when it has typically been clear, a helicopter…
Mario Roncador called in one of my favorite posts EVER! Today, the team could not move up, as the weather up high was not suitable to allow travel, so Mario led the effort to build “The Pull Up Challenge!” Our crew dug a pit in the snow and set up a pull up bar, using…
Lead Guide Sebastian “Seba” Grau called in from the beautiful basin camp at 11,200′. The team slept in a bit this morning, before dropping down to retrieve the cache of supplies that they had buried a couple of days earlier. after digging their cache from the snow, they loaded it all up and hiked back…
We received word late last night (in Colorado) that the team had made it back to the South Col. They made good time and were blessed with a beautiful, clear day, with just light winds, as they made their way up and down. The team’s satellite phone simply refused to function, but we expect that…