Trip Reports
Joe, Scott and Jacob are back in base camp after a big summit day. It was snowing and wet, but they persevered and reached the top. They are back down in base camp and considering the trek back down to Sugapa. Here’s the guys. recording
Congratulations to Joe and Scott. They got up early this morning and got right to work climbing Carstensz Pyramid. Listen to the call from the summit! recording
After 5 big days of trekking the team reached Carstensz Base Camp! The trek has been challenging and quite rainy, but this is typical for the highlands of Papua. They are happy to be settled in to base camp and plan to summit within the next few days after they get a chance to dry…
Scott called in on the 4th morning of their trek to Carstensz to report that the weather is beautiful and they are enjoying great views of the Surinam Range on their way to Carstensz. They’ve faced many challenges along the way with over the boot-top mud, upset locals, and rain. They are getting up a…
Scott called in to report that they are moving up and trekking along. The trek has been challenging, as expected, with the challenges of the terrain and the jungle, as well as facing some challenges from the local people near the village of Sugapa. They are past the villages now and happy to be pushing…
Scott called in this morning from the Village of Sugapa where they will begin their trek. They awoke to a surprisingly clear and beautiful day and hopped on a plan up into the mountains of Papua. They’ll meet their porters here and they are looking forward to starting in towards base camp. Here’s Scott from…
Scott checked in again today, after getting rained out of the very nice pool they had been spending the day next to. They have been delayed a day for their flight to the small village of Sugapa, but the plan is for the team to fly tomorrow morning. There is a dirt track leading from…
Joe and Scott flew from Bali to Timika, West Papua late last night and arrived to this remote island early this morning. Joe has been travelling pretty much non-stop from his home for the last 2 days. It’s a long way to Papua, but the guys are there and plan to fly tomorrow morning on…
The October 2012 Carstensz Expedition is in Bali and preparing to head on to West Papua very early tomorrow morning. This is a team of one, as we had some attrition before the trip even began. We are continuing with climber Joe Ashkar joining guide Scott Woolums in Bali and preparing for a 5-6 day…
Marty, Kenny, and Denali hiked down to base camp last night. Kenny is doing better and it’s good to hear that they were able to get back down to base camp on their own power. They’ll get a flight out on a fixed wing flight this morning back to Talkeetna (weather permitting of course, but…