The Everest team took their first foray into the Khumbu Icefall today and Everest/Lhotse guide, Terray Sylvester, has all the details: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2021 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition. It’s Tuesday, April 20th. Today we took our first foray up into the Khumbu Icefall. We left after breakfast and […]
Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, reports on the day’s activities for the team at Everest base camp which included an acclimatization hike up to Prayer Flag Point: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mount Everest and Lhotse expedition team. We are in Everest base camp. He had a good day today. We changed our […]
Garrett Madison phones in from Everest base camp to provide the details of today’s puja ceremony which blessed the team and provided prayers for safe passage on the mountain: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Everest and Lhotse expedition. Today’s April 18th and we had a wonderful day today. We had […]
Everest guide, Terray Sylvester reports on the day’s skills training from Mount Everest base camp. Hi, this is Terray calling in for the 2021 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition. It’s Friday, April 16th. Today we woke up to beautiful sight of fresh snow on base camp and the Khumbu Glacier and the mountains above us. […]
Time for some climbing skills practice at EBC. Terray recaps the day: Hi, this is Terray calling in for the 2021 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition. It’s April 15th. Today we had our first day of skills practice down on the ice pyramids of the Khumbu Glacier just below our base camp. We practiced descending […]
The Everest team made an acclimatizing hike today and guide Terray Sylvester provides the details from Everest base camp: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the 2021 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition. It’s Wednesday, April 14th. Today we did an acclimatization hike up to Pumori base camp – a little over 1,000 ft. above […]
Our Everest team enjoyed their first full day at base camp and the trekkers have started their return trip. Terray Sylvester, Everest guide, phoned in today’s update from the communications tent at base camp: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2021 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition. It’s April 13th – our first full […]
Everest guide Terray Sylvester calls in from the Nepal village of Lobuche with a recap of the day’s trek: Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering 2021 Everest expedition. It’s Saturday, April 10th. Today we walked from Pheriche to Lobuche. So we’re at a new higher altitude, we’re at almost exactly 5000m. […]
Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester has today’s expedition dispatch recapping a beautiful day acclimating above Pheriche: Hello! This is Terray Sylvester calling in for the Madison Mountaineering 2021 Mount Everest expedition. It’s April 9th. Today the team enjoyed an acclimatization hike to Prayer Flag Point in beatiful weather above Pheriche and Dingboche. We had excellent […]
Expedition leader Garrett Madison provides today’s recap of the trek from Deboche to Pheriche, as the Everest team moves closer to Everest Base Camp: Greetings from Pheriche! The team is comfortable and resting in the lodge after a great day walking from Deboche. Our day began under clear skies greeting the team with our first […]