Trip Reports
It has been a cloudy evening here in Base Camp. After weeks of waiting and getting ready to go, Manoj and DaWang Chu are off to Camp 2 tonight. They are looking at a window of summiting of the 21st and 22nd. Earlier this morning there was some delay with other teams up at the…
We’ve not received a call recently from our May 5th Team, but we have a couple of updates on their recent activity. They are still camped at the 14,200′ camp, situated in a broad basin, with views to the south and southwest. The move to this camp was a tough one for a couple of…
Karen called in a brief update to let us all know that she, the Tylers, Mary, Grant and Brian are established in the stunningly pretty basin at about 11,200′. This will be their Camp 2 for the climb, and it is a really neat place to camp. The basin opens to the west, and is…
Brian called in to recap the team’s carry up the fixed lines yesterday and to catch everyone up on their progress. All is well and they are taking an acclimatization/rest day at the 14,200′ camp. Tomorrow, weather permitting, they will make the big push up the fixed lines again and establish themselves at the site…
Grant Ritchie gave a ring this evening to update us on the team’s progress. They carried a load of supplies up to just above 10,000′ today, which is a pretty long, tough day, and returned to Camp 1 at 7800′ for the night. Tomorrow, they will move their camp up past the site where they…
We had a team assemble in Anchorage over the weekend, consisting of some returning Mountain Trip friends. Isaac and Ariel Tyler are back with us, as well as some friends from across the pond, Mary Scannell and Grant Ritchie. All four have climbed with us in the past, and we are grateful for their continued…
Vanessa called in to recap the team’s progress and to send regards to some loved ones. The team moved up to Camp 2 at 11,200′ today. They are set up in a stunningly beautiful, glacial basin at about 11,200′, with big views out to the west and northwest. Ringing the basin are some huge ice…
Hello from Dingboche! We have been down here at 14,000 ft. enjoying the thick air and warmer weather of the wonderful little village of Dingboche. I’ve attached some photos of Taboche Peak above Dingboche and Lhotse in the clouds with a huge wind plume blowing off the summit, which I shot the evening of the…
Beau Carrillo got a bit cut off in his report from 7800′, but the team carried roughly half their food, supplies and gear up to a point near the head of the Kahiltna Glacier at about 10,300′ today. This is called “making a carry” or “double carrying.” This is a tried and true system that…
Adrian Hendrickse called in to fill us in on the events of the day. The team carried a load around Windy Corner today and it sounded like the feature lived up to it’s name. Adrian gives a nice shout out to his family and we would echo his gratitude to everyone who helped our climbers…