Congratulation to our August 21st climbing team for another great summer 2021 Mt. Baker climb. 100% of the team made it to the summit of this iconic Pacific Northwest peak. The weather couldn’t have been better and everyone had a fantastic experience. Well done team! Everyone is off the mountain and home savoring a job […]
Super psyched to report that our entire team dug deep and stood on the highest point in Washington State: the Columbia Crest of picturesque Mt. Rainier (4392m/14,411ft) yesterday! Well done all!! We were honored to guide such a wonderful family group on this, the hardest endurance climb of the lower 48 states. It’s not too […]
Congratulation to our July 24th climbing team for another great summer 2021 Mt. Baker climb. Nearly all of the members made it to the top of this iconic Pacific Northwest peak. The weather couldn’t have been better and everyone had a fantastic experience. Well done team! Everyone is off the mountain and home savoring a […]
We are pleased to announce the following team members successfully obtained the summit of K2 (8,611 m / 28,251 ft) on July 28, 2018 at approximately 6:07 AM PKT (local time): # Name Country 1 Mr. Garrett Madison USA 2 Mr. Conan Bliss USA 3 Mr. Robert Smith Ireland 4 Mr. Chase Merriam USA 5 […]
Our K2 team is safely resting up at high camp, Camp 4 (7681m/25,200ft.), and preparing to go for the summit in about 90 minutes!! Be sure to follow along with our real-time location tracker: https://madisonmountaineering.com/maps/k2-2021. Godspeed team! Get up and back down safely. If climbing K2 or Broad Peak is in your future, please contact […]
Yesterday our Kilimanjaro team put everyone on the Roof of Africa, the 19,341 ft. summit of Kilimanjaro’s highest point: Uhuru Peak on Kibo’s crater rim. Congratulations one and all, you are on your way to your Seven Summits quest. 🙂 After a very long descent this morning from Millenium Camp (3820 m / 12,533 ft), […]
Congratulations to our July 17th team of three climbers and guide Justin Sackett for safely and successfully reaching the summit of Mount Baker this morning! Well done team! Everyone is off the mountain now and headed home savoring a job well done. Here’s a couple of shots of the ascent. Stay tuned for more PWN […]
After a thorough and fun(!) orientation and gear check on Saturday in Seattle, our July 17th Mount Baker team headed up to the trailhead at Schrieber’s Meadow yesterday and hiked up to the crest of the Railroad Grade to make high camp at around 5,800 ft. Today after a hearty breakfast, the team reviewed glacier […]
Our Kilimanjaro team is just finishing up breakfast and getting ready to leave Kosovo high camp and head for the summit! The Summit Push is on! You can follow the team in real-time with our location tracking map: https://madisonmountaineering.com/maps/kilimanjaro-2021-07 Godspeed Kili team, godspeed! (photo: Madison Mountaineering photo archive) If climbing Kilimanjaro is in your future, […]
Today the Kilimanjaro team climbed to high camp. They left Karanga camp and crossed the barren hillsides to reach Barafu camp, and continued on to the Kosovo camp, our special high camp that rarely sees any other climbers. This camp puts the team in a position above most other climbing parties so that the summit […]