Trip Reports
The guys spent last night up at Camp 1 and are already heading to High Camp today! They’ll shoulder their packs after breakfast today and head up to their High Camp at just under 19,000 feet. If everyone is feeling well and the weather continues to cooperate, they’ll head for the summit tomorrow (Friday) morning.…
The guys are doing great up high in the Andes mountains today. They hiked most of the way from Base Camp up to Camp 1 today to continue acclimatizing and get some good high-altitude exercise. They made it up to around 16,700 feet today and then returned back to Base Camp for the night. They…
James called in from base camp this evening from Cerro Pissis after a nice dinner. They are settled in at just over 15,000 feet, acclimating and preparing to move up to Camp 1 in the next couple of days. The weather continues to look good and they’re all doing great! The next move will be…
The climbers are in base camp tonight at 15,000 feet in the Andes looking up at Cerro Pissis. It’s a big jump in altitude from where they’ve been staying, but they’ve been climbing up to 13,000-14,000 feet for a couple of days now to acclimatize to this new height. They’re finally staying in tents after…
Jesse and James checking in from Argentina in 2022! The first day of the new year seems as good a time as any to officially introduce our Cerro Pissis Expedition. We are joined by James Kennedy from California, local guides and experts of the Northern Argentina region, Pablo Fortunato and Julian Castro, and finally myself,…
James, Jesse and Pablo went for an acclimatization hike today. The team drove a short ways from their hotel to hike up to around 14,000 feet. They are building their base of acclimatization in advance of heading to Base Camp for Cerro Pissis tomorrow. Recording
Climber James Kennedy and Mountain Trip lead guide Jesse Yon have arrived to the Catamarca province of Argentina to climb 22,293′ / 6,795m Cerro Pissis, the third highest peak in South America and the world’s second highest volcano. This is Mountain Trip’s first expedition to this large, inactive stratovolcano, so we’re looking forward to hearing…
Hello Friends and Family, Yesterday we toured the Ngorongoro crater where we saw a heard of 6000 wildebeest and a group of 20 elephant, among many other animals. Our knowledgeable safari guides taught us the habits and characteristics of each of the animals we saw. We stopped to visit a Masai tribe living according to…
Hello everyone, This morning we awoke at the Arusha Coffee Lodge to yet another beautiful day in Tanzania. Perfect temperatures and sunshine have blessed us throughout our trip. Dawni made close friends with the local blue ball velvet monkey crew, greeting her each morning on the porch of her cabin. Today, we packed up and…
SUMMIT!!!! Mountain Trip Lead Guide Jason Denley called in an update and passes around the satellite phone to the whole Montana team on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. They reached the 19,341′ summit via the Western Breach route after several days of acclimatizing on the mountain. We wish the team…