The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team is back in base camp after their successful summit rotation! After dropping their packs, the team was able to reintroduce themselves to some of the comforts offered in camp with showers, rest, and a warm, nutritious meal. The team will get a good nights rest tonight, before packing […]
Safely back to Camp 1! The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team dropped down to Advanced Base Camp today following their successful ascent on the day prior. With lots of hard work behind them, the team is excited for some well-earned rest. Surely, it’ll be a good nights sleep to power them forward for the […]
With much excitement, we are happy to share that the Madison Mountaineering expedition team successfully summited Peak Lenin on July 18 around 1:00 p.m. local time! The excellent weather and climbing conditions continued throughout the day from the moment they left their tents to the summit, and back down to Camp 4. The team called […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team moved into Camp 4 today, now in position to make their bid for the summit! They climbed up from Camp 3 with perfect conditions, and enjoyed a restful afternoon after getting settled. With views of the Pamir Mountains stretching around them, they’ll crawl into their sleeping bags and […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team is settled into Camp 3 after a perfect day on the mountain climbing up from Camp 2. The team had excellent views of the surrounding peaks and valleys. Now tucked into their tents for the night, they’ll continue the climb tomorrow up to Camp 4. More to come […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team’s summit rotation is underway! Kicked off in the early morning hours, the team enjoyed climbing under clear starry skies which later turned into sunshine as they moved into Camp 2. With more good weather in the forecast, they’ll move on up to Camp 3 and get into position […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team is set to start the summit push in a few hours time! They’ll get an alpine start out of Camp 1, and return back in a few days after making their go at the summit. Feeling rested and recovered after a few days at lower altitudes, the team […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team wrapped up their acclimatization rotation yesterday after spending three nights in Camp 2. In that time, the team climbed to over 6,000 meters on two separate occasions, building the acclimatization needed to go for the summit which stands at 7134m / 23,406ft. The team enjoyed good weather and […]
The Madison Mountaineering team kicked the weekend off with a climb on Razdelnaya Peak, which neighbors Peak Lenin and stands at over 6,000 meters. In a short time, we’ll descend back down to Advanced Base Camp, marking the end of our acclimatization rotation. The team has been doing great and looks forward to starting their summit […]
The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team ascended to just short of Camp 3 today, before turning back to Camp 2. By climbing high and sleeping low, their bodies will be better adapted to lower levels of oxygen when they climb to Camp 3 in the next few days. This process serves as an integral […]