Today on Christmas Eve, the Vinson team took a rest day at Low Camp. Garrett Madison, expedition leader, called in with the following details: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition. Today is December 24th. We had a great day here at Low Camp, perfect weather all day – […]
Today the Vinson team #1 made the move from base camp to Low Camp (2940m/9,100ft). Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, reports in with today’s dispatch via sat phone: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition. Today is December 23rd and today we climbed from Vinson base camp up to Low […]
After a day of carrying loads up towards Low Camp, expedition leader, Garrett Madison, checks in via sat phone from Vinson base camp: Hello, this is Garrett Madison calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedtion #1. Today is December 22nd and we are at Vinson base camp. We had a great day. We […]
Our team has arrived at Mount Vinson Base Camp and expedition leader, Garrett Madison, provides a brief recap of today’s activities via satellite phone: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson climb #1. We made it to Mount Vinson base camp today. The Twin Otter flew us out of Union […]
Garrett and our first Mount Vinson team for the season have arrived at Union Glacier camp, Antarctica and are looking forward to flying on to Mount Vinson base camp today: Hello, this is Garrett Madison calling in for the Mount Vinson team #1. We have arrived at Union Glacier camp! We got in about 1:00 […]
Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, called in today reporting on the kick-off of our first Mount Vinson expedition of the season in Antarctica: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Vinson expedition #1. Today is Wednesday, December 18th, and we are in Punta Arenas. We’ve been here a few days, all packed […]
We’ve wrapped up our Everest expedition for the 2019 autumn season, and everyone is heading home. There were no summits of Everest this season by our team or any of the teams attempting the peak. We had the good fortune to connect with some of the world’s best high-altitude climbers & skiers alongside us this […]
First Ama Dablam summit of the season! Big Congratulations to Kristin Bennett, Aang Phurba Sherpa and the rest of our Sherpa team on Ama Dablam! They pushed through tough snow conditions and fixed ropes to get to the top on October 10th around 6:00PM local time! 20 hour summit day. Way to go team!!
Due to the unsafe route conditions in the Khumbu Icefall, expedition leader, Garrett Madison, has today called off the expedition and has started making the preparations to pack up and head home. Many thanks to our entire Nepal-based staff and to our climbers and trekkers – and good luck to Kristin who is making her […]
Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, reports that the great weather is continuing at Everest base camp: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Autumn Everest Expedition here in Nepal. Today is October 5th. Great day here at Everest base camp — sunny day, great views, nice people around. The Serac is still […]