With the summit bids posed to start soon, our Everest team spent the day re-acclimatizing at base camp, while the Sherpa rope fixing team continued their hard work towards the summit. Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, has this update: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Everest climbing expedition. Today our team was resting in […]
Garrett reports, while the team is returning up to base camp from their drop back phase, Kenton Cool and climbing member, Michael, are heading up to Camp 2 to start their summit rotation: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for Everest team update. Today we had a restful day in Everest base camp. A couple […]
Things are starting to wind up for the summit push! Most of our climbing team will be heading back up to base camp tomorrow from Namche. And as soon as the winds die down up high, preparations for the summit attempt will continue. The next two weeks are what it’s all about!! Here’s Garrett’s audio […]
Today, the “drop back” begins for the Everest team. The drop back is part of the acclimatization rotations where the team members descend down the Khumbu Valley to enjoy the “thick” air of the lower elevations to give their bodies a chance to rest and recover after the high-altitude rotations up the mountain. This gets […]
The team is back at base camp after completing the second rotation. The winds up at Camp 2 provided a perfect training environment for conditions that could be encountered when the team is high on the summit ridge. Here’s Garrett from base camp this morning: Hello! This is Garrett with the Everest climbing team. We’re […]
With the wind still blowing somewhat, the Everest team was able to do some Lhotse face climbing as part of this second rotation. Garrett provides these details via sat phone: Hello this is Garrett calling in for the Everest climbing team. Today is May 5th and we had a great day up here on Mount […]
The team reports in from Everest Camp 2 with this dispatch: Hello this is Garrett calling in for the Mount Everest climbing team. Today is May 4th and we are up at Camp 2. It was a great day today. The winds died down a bit, it snowed a litte, but the Sun came out […]
It’s been windy at Camp 2 but the Everest team is doing well, having fun, and hopeful that the conditions will improve by tomorrow. Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, called in this dispatch by satellite phone: Hello, this is Garrett calling in. We are up here at Camp 2! All’s well. It’s been a windy day. […]
In the first day’s push of the second rotation, the team climbed all the way from base camp to Camp 2 at the far end of the Western Cwm. Here’s Garrett’s report via satellite phone: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Everest climbing team. We had a great day! And we are up […]
In just a few hours, the Everest team will be starting their second rotation up the mountain to continue the acclimatization process. Just before heading to bed, expedition leader, Garrett Madison, provided this update: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mount Everest climbing team. Tonight we are going to head out from base […]