Today our Ama Dablam kicked off their 1st acclimatization rotation by hiking and climbing up from base camp to Camp 1. Team member J.B. Waterman provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello, this is Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam 2021 team member J.B. Waterman. It’s Friday, October 29th and me and the rest of the team are ensconced […]
Our Ama Dablam team enjoyed views from their acclimatization hike today above base camp. Our expedition leader, Garrett Madison provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam team update. Today is Thursday, October 28th and another great day here in base camp. We woke up, had breakfast, and then […]
The Ama Dablam team had a training day near base camp. Garrett Madison, expedition leader, recaps the day: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Ama Dablam expedition team. Today we did some training here, nearby base camp. We put on our harnesses and rigged up our ascenders, safety carabiners, and repel devices and […]
Our Ama Dablam expedition team is settling into their home away from home at base camp. After a scenic trek into base camp and dinner, Garrett Madison, expedition leader, recaps the day: Hello this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition team. Today is Tuesday, October 26th and today we hiked […]
The first views of Ama Dablam were had today as the team took an acclimatization hike from the Panorama Lodge in Namche Bazaar up to the Everest View Hotel (3962m/13,000ft). Garrett recaps the day: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition 2021. We had a great hike up to […]
Today our Ama Dablam team continued their trek to base camp by reaching the Khumbu capital of Namche Bazaar. Here’s expedition leader, Garrett Madison, with a recap of the day: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition team. Today’s Friday October 22nd and today we trekked up the Khumbu […]
Our 2021 Ama Dablam expedition kicked off yesterday with the team arriving in Kathmandu, Nepal. This morning they flew to the mountain village of Lukla to begin the trek to base camp. Here’s expedition leader Garrett Madison with the details: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition. Today is […]
Congratulations to our Dykh-Tau team on their 100% success reaching the summit of Europe’s second highest peak! Here’s, expedition leader, Garrett Madison from Russia: Hello, this Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Dykh-Tau expedition team. Today is Friday, September 17th and yesterday our team summited Dykh-Tau, beautiful route up to the second tallest peak […]
With a beautiful summit day, our team topped out on Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus, this morning. Here is Garrett Madison with a recap of this quick climb: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mount Elbrus climb. Today is Friday, September 10th and we had a perfect summit day on Mount […]
Our 2021 Russian adventure is in full swing. Garrett Madison and team member Chase M. are in position for their summit attempt on Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus starting in just 11 hours: Hello! This is Garrett calling in from Mount Elbrus, Russia – highest mountain in Europe! Chase and I arrived here on Mount […]