The Madison Mountaineering K2 expedition team has made the difficult decision to end our climb and head home due to exceptionally high objective hazard. At the same time, we are proud to have completed another successful mountain cleanup. Over the course of our season in the Karakoram, five volunteers and 20 members of our staff […]
The Madison Mountaineering team sent word today that our Broad Peak expedition team has safely arrived back in Skardu after a strong effort on the world’s 12th highest peak. Our team, as well as the others, were all turned around after climbing to the high reaches of the mountain due to persistent wind, storms, and […]
The Madison Mountaineering Karakoram expedition teams are now safely back together again in base camp! After a strong effort on Broad Peak, the team descended back down the mountain along with the other teams, due to poor weather and route conditions. The team is all in good spirits and waiting patiently! Both the K2 and […]
The Madison Mountaineering Broad Peak team pushed higher on the route today, working to fix lines toward the summit. However, due to tough conditions on the mountain, they made the decision to turn back. Now safely back at Camp 2, the team is resting and will evaluate their next steps soon. Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester […]
The Madison Mountaineering Broad Peak expedition team is in position to make their summit push! The team has crawled into their tents for the night and looks to go for the summit soon, when the weather allows. Stay tuned for more updates to come from the Karakoram! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this […]
We’re keeping busy in the Karakoram as our K2 expedition team awaits an opportunity to make their summit bid! The team took to areas surrounding base camp today to pick up more trash, bringing the season total to 275 kg / 605 lbs that will be properly removed from the mountains and disposed of. Meanwhile, […]
The Madison Mountaineering Karakoram expeditions team has been keeping busy in base camp as they prepare to make their summit bids on K2 and Broad Peak! The anticipation continues to build while reviewing oxygen systems, completing their climbing kits, and putting the finishing touches on technical trainings near camp. Everyone is in good spirits, feeling […]
The Madison Mountaineering Karakoram expedition teams have returned back to their base camp after spending a few nights acclimatizing and taking part in environmental restoration efforts at K2‘s Advanced Base Camp. While they begin to prepare to make their summit bids, the team will spend some time resting and recovering over the course of the […]
The Madison Mountaineering team that’s positioned in advanced base camp at the foot of K2 continued their acclimatization efforts today, combined with more cleanup in and around camp. An additional 62 kilos of trash will be properly removed from the mountain, bringing the teams total to 207kg / 456lbs altogether! With some more cleanup planned […]
The Madison Mountaineering K2 expedition team reached advanced base camp today under blue skies, with great views of the surrounding peaks, and the route above them. They’ll spend several nights here acclimatizing and cleaning up some of the trash that’s accumulated in and around the camp. The team is remaining in good spirits and hopeful […]