All the preparations are done and have led up to this moment. Our Everest team is catching a few more hours of sleep before they start up the mountain on their summit push! Everest guide Terray Sylvester outlines the plan in today’s expedition dispatch: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount […]
Summit push preparations are in full swing at Everest base camp. Here’s Everest guide Terray Sylvester with a recap of the day’s activities at base camp and the plan for what’s next: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 12th. Today we did some preparation […]
The “dropback” rest period is complete and the team has returned to base camp. Here’s Everest guide Terray Sylvester with a recap and the plan for what’s next: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 11th. Today our climbers flew back from Namche Bazaar where they […]
The Everest team finished their last dropback rest day in Namche Bazaar and will fly back to Everest Base Camp tomorrow as reported by Everest guide Terray Sylvester: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 10th. Today our climbers enjoyed their final rest day in […]
Today our Everest team had a chance to experience more of the unique culture of Nepal while continuing their dropback rest period before the upcoming push for the summit. Everest guide Terray Sylvester provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 9th. […]
Still soaking up the “rich, thick air” in Namche Bazaar, our Everest team continues their dropback period. Here’s Everest guide Terray Sylvester with today’s dispatch: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 8th. Today we had another rest day in Namche. Folks took it easy, just […]
The team continues to relax in Namche Bazaar as part of their “dropback” period. Everest guide Terray Sylvester provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 7th. I’m calling in from Namche Bazaar. Our Everest and Lhotse climbers are on the first […]
The team flew down to Namche Bazaar and has started their “dropback” period where the lower elevation will give their bodies time to recover from altitude. Everest guide Terray Sylvester provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 6th. Today our climbers […]
The second rotation is complete and the team has returned to base camp. Here’s Everest guide Terray Sylvester with a recap and the plan for what’s next: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition. It’s May 5th. We just returned from Camp 2 (6500m/21,325ft) back to base […]
Today the Everest team tagged Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face and returned to Camp 2 as part of the second rotation. Here’s expedition leader Garrett Madison with today’s expedition dispatch: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Everest and Lhotse expedition team. Today is Wednesday, May 4th. We had a great […]