Trip Reports
Zach just called the MT office to report the expedition all making it back to high camp safely. They will sleep well tonight, and plan on moving down from high camp tomorrow if conditions and weather permit. The team did great yesterday and we’re looking forward to a recap and posting some photos after they…
I just spoke with our Everest climbers and they are at the South Col where they will try to relax and get some rest. It was just after noon Nepal time so their climb went well this morning and they’ve got plenty of time to recover before a possible summit go tonight. The forecast remains…
The Lucky Lindy team reached the summit of Denali this evening! It sounds like a cold, but clear day, but we don’t have many details. We will post an update when we know more about their day. They are headed down to high camp, and have passed the area known as the Football Field. They…
Ted called in this evening, after making a summit climb of Radio Tower Peak, a really fun objective not too far from Kahiltna Base Camp. It sounds like everyone is doing great and it sounds like they are feeding Jeff Furman well, which is good, as he is heading up Denali in a week or…
We’ve been following the team’s progress via their Spot GPS device. You can follow them as well, by clicking the link at the right side of our blog. Their team is… yep- you guessed it- the Lucky Lindy Team. They climbed up the fairly steep and always tiring “Pig Hill” and took a rest at…
Eric called in this afternoon from our May 20th team. Yesterday they moved up to Camp 1 at 7,800 ft and this morning they continued up to 9,600 ft. They are doing great and sounds like they are enjoying themselves as well. Listen to Eric’s call. recording
The climbers left Camp 3 at about 6 am Nepal time heading up the mountain. Our Everest climbers are on the way to the S. Col where they’ll take a few hours rest before heading for the summit this evening. Ania and Tarke Sherpa will split off just above the “Yellow Band” and head up…
2nd guide Ian Nicholson called and filled me in on some details: The guests that summited yesterday were Strah, Melissa and Jason. The team is currently at 14 camp and planning to descend to 11k tonight, and make their way to basecamp tomorrow.
The team carried a load of supplies up to 16,200 ft today and cached it in preparation for their move to high camp on Friday (weather permitting as always). Sounds like they are doing good and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Listen to the call. recording