Trip Reports
Enroco Cambini called in from 14,200′ in both English and Italian. The team moved up today under beautiful weather and found great snow conditions. It was still a long, hard day, but everyone did well and they are happy to be in their new home, where they will remain for the next several nights at…
Well, another successful Everest season is over! This morning Manoj flew to India to visit friends and recover from a touch of frostbite. We are taking care of all the end of season details, then I am off to Thailand for some R and R on the beach! Enjoy and we’ll see you next year…
Every Denali trip has its ups and its downs. On the way up, Andy told us climbing the Autobahn to Denali Pass was one of coolest things he had ever done. On the way down, we all did our best to enjoy challenging (roped) ski descents. The only thing harder than some of the surfaces…
Karen Bockel called in to report that she, Grant and Mary are all back in Base Camp, after having enjoyed a clear and beautiful summit of Denali! They had some technical issues with their satellite phone, and were unable to call in for a couple of days, but they had a great day on top…
Eli Potter called in to let us know that the Rib Team is enjoying beautiful weather as they let their bodies adjust to the thin air of 14,200′ on Denali. Tomorrow, they will carry food and fuel up to about 16,400′, where they will leave a cache for their upcoming summit bid. All is well…
Pieter Van Den Broeke called in a nice greeting to his family, but was cut off before he could update us on the team’s progress. Today, they carried a load of supplies up to about 13,500′, but are still at the 11,200′ camp for the night. They plan to move up to the big camp…
This is just a quick report to let everyone know were back in Kathmandu! Manoj, myself and DaWang Chu all flew out from Base Camp yesterday direct (well, almost, see below) to Kathmandu. This is proving to be a bit of a journey as things can be here in Nepal. We showed up at 6am…
Jay Richards called in to report that the team has arrived at the site of the 14,200′ camp that is shared by climbers of the West Buttress and those attempting the West Rib, but opting to acclimatize before launching up the route, as our team has elected to do. They will spend a bit of…
This recording is pretty brief, as Steve got cut off in his transmission, due to the steep mountain walls to the south of their camp that block their satellite transmissions. The team is camped at 11,200′ and enjoying beautiful, clear, calm weather. It can actually be quite hot on days such as this, so the…