Early this morning the Ama Dablam and Gokyo teams flew by helicopter from Kathmandu to the mountain village of Lukla, where they started their treks. The first stop is the village of Phakding. Here’s expedition leader, Garrett Madison, with today’s audio dispatch from Phakding, Nepal: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam […]
Great news! All of the team and our sherpa staff had their COVID PCR tests come back negative and the Khumbu is reopened, so Plan A is a go and the teams will be heading to the mountains on time. Here’s expedition leader, Garrett Madison, with all the details from Kathmandu: Hello! This is Garrett […]
Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, checks in from safety quarantine day four in Nepal and discusses the options for what’s ahead: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam team and Gokyo trek teams. We are still in Kathmandu. This is day four of our quarantine. Tomorrow we are doing our COVID tests and […]
Finishing out day three of the safety quarantine, Garrett and the team enjoyed a very special dinner and evening in Kathmandu. Here’s the word from Garrett: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam team. We are still in Kathmandu enjoying our time in quarantine. Today we occupied ourselves by doing yoga on […]
Day 3 of the pandemic safety quarantine in Kathmandu at the Hotel Yak & Yeti and expedition leader, Garrett Madison, checks-in with today’s dispatch: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam expedition and Gokyo trek teams. We are at the Yak & Yeti hotel in Kathmandu and finishing up our quarantine here […]
Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, and the Ama Dablam team have arrived in Kathmandu and have started their mandatory 7-day safety quarantine (in style) at the Hotel Yak & Yeti. Adhering to the current Entry Protocol for Mountaineering Expeditions and Trekking in Nepal, all were required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result taken less […]
This week we kick off our safe return to Nepal for some Autumn trekking and climbing adventures. The teams are now making their way to Nepal. Ama Dablam expedition leader, Garrett Madison, checks in from LAX while en route to Kathmandu: Hello, this is Garrett Madison calling in – kicking-off the Ama Dablam expedition along […]
A perfect Shuksan summit with weather and conditions providing a beautiful climb as reported by climb leader, Garrett Madison: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mt. Shuksan climb in the North Cascades. We had a wonderful summit day today on Mt. Shuksan. Steve and I left our high camp about 4 AM and […]
Under great conditions, expedition leader Garrett Madison calls in this audio dispatch from the slopes of Washington State’s Mount Shuksan: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mt. Shuksan climb with Steve! We are up here at high camp. It is a beautiful day! We just feel like we are spoiled rotten because the […]
We closed out August with a great one-on-one private climb with awesome conditions on Mt. Baker. Mt. Baker is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 contiguous United States and the second most active volcano in the Cascade Range after Mt. Saint Helens. Its location near the Canadain border and the Puget Sound […]