Our Everest team members are sharpening their technical skills on the ice. Here’s guide Terray Sylvester with today’s audio expedition dispatch from Everest base camp: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Friday, April 15th. Today our team of climbers ventured out on to the pinnacles of […]
Our Everest team is settling into base camp life and today hiked up the slopes of Pumori to its camp 1 at 5486m. Guide Terray Sylvester has today’s audio expedition dispatch from Everest base camp: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s April 14th. We continue to […]
With our EBC trekkers and Lobuche/Island Peak climbers headed out from Everest base camp to continue their adventures, the Everest climbing team has started to turn their attention to getting things ready for their first acclimatization rotation in a few days by organizing their gear and starting some initial skills refresh. Expedition leader Garrett Madison […]
Today our trekking and climbing teams completed the final segment of trekking to reach Everest Base Camp! Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s April 12th. Today our climbing and trekking teams walked from Gorak Shep […]
Today our trekking and climbing teams move up along the Khumbu Glacier from Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft) to Lobuche (4940m/16,207ft). Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s April 10th. We are just walking into Lobuche village at about […]
Today our trekking and climbing teams took an active rest day in Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft). Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s April 9th. Today we hiked up above Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft) to about 5000m, about 16,500ft. It was […]
Today our trekking and climbing teams trekked from Deboche (3820m/12,532ft) to the village of Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft). Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day. Also, be sure to check out Alan Arnette’s recent interview with Garrett Madison from Namche Bazaar: https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2022/04/07/everest-2022-interview-with-garrett-madison-from-namche-bazaar/ Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount […]
Today our trekking and climbing teams moved up from Namche Bazaar past the Tengboche Monastery to the village of Deboche along the Imja Khola river. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day. Also, be sure to check out Alan Arnette’s interview with Garrett Madison from Namche Bazaar: https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2022/04/07/everest-2022-interview-with-garrett-madison-from-namche-bazaar/ Hello! This is […]
Enjoying an active rest day in Namche Bazaar, the teams hiked up to the Everest View Hotel and enjoyed… (wait for it)… some wonderful views of Everest and the surrounding peaks! Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest […]
Today the climbing and trekking team continued the trek and moved from Phakding up to the “capital of the Khumbu” Namche Bazaar. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day: Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Tuesday, April 5th. Today we all moved […]