Trip Reports
Unfortunately, the post called in from our guide Jacob Schmitz was a bit garbled, but the team is doing great. They worked on skills today, climbing some ice faces near Base Camp and reviewing strategies for crossing ladders, efficiently passing running belays and other techniques they will employ when they head up through the tumultuous…
Jacob called in from Camp 1 on Pumori, a stunning 7000m peak next to Everest. They hiked up to 19,000′ to help their bodies adjust to the thin air they will encounter when they begin their ascent of Mount Everest. The team is doing great and enjoyed a beautiful day with views of a lifetime…
Our Sherpa friends are preparing to head up to the upper camps! The depth and breadth of the logistics necessary for orchestrating an Everest ascent are pretty huge. It’s like a symphony with many instruments that all need to be in concert if you’re going to actually make a memorable tune. Our Sherpa team are…
Hello from 17,600 feet! Scott and I arrived at the Mountain Trip Mount Everest Base Camp on the 14th of April after hiking up the Khumbu for nine days. We stayed in Namche Bazaar, Dingboche and Lukla for two nights each, taking advantage of doing some fun “casual” day hikes. This not only helps with…
The Island Peak climbers, David and Alisha, left base camp yesterday with Dawa Sherpa on their way to Dingboche, and after a night at our favorite lodge, the Snow Lion, they’ll head up to the Island Peak base camp. Scott and Jacob have been spending their time settling in to base camp and acclimating to…
They spent the day at Everest Base Camp enjoying the comforts of tent living and going over some climbing/mountaineering skills in the ice nearby camp. Tomorrow David and Alisha will start back down the valley and towards Island Peak for their climb, while Scott and Jacob acclimatize to the high altitude tent city they will…
They arrived at Everest Base Camp today! They have moved into their tents at Base Camp and are settling into the big dome tent for dinner tonight. We should get a call with a dispatch from base camp later tonight, but spoke with Jacob earlier and they are doing great!
Jacob’s call today is pretty garbled due to the spotty phone service up there, but they are in the village of Lobuche and excited to be heading up to Everest Base Camp tomorrow! They are all doing great and enjoying the journey through the beautiful Khumbu Valley. We should get much better phone service tomorrow…
Jacob called in from the team’s second day at Dingboche, a village located near the confluence of the Imja and Khumbu rivers, the latter originating from the Khumbu Glacier on the south flank of Mount Everest. Everyone is doing great and they took a planned rest and acclimatization day to help their bodies acclimatize to…
They left the village of Namche this morning after a couple of nights there, and continued their trek up the Khumbu valley past the Tengboche Monastery, and on to the village of Deboche where they will spend the night. It’s been beautiful weather for the team so far, and they are enjoying the journey. Here’s…