Our Ama Dablam team is enjoying their second rest day at base camp after the first rotation. Here’s Garrett with the update: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition team. Today is November 2nd, we’re at Ama Dablam base camp, and this is our second rest day after our […]
Our Ama Dablam team is back in base camp after completing their 1st acclimatization rotation. Garrett Madison, expedition leader, calls in today’s update: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition team. Today’s October 31st, Halloween and we are back in base camp! We had a couple of good nights, […]
The 1st acclimatization rotation on Ama Dablam continues with the team touching Camp 2 (5980m/19,619ft) and returning to Camp 1 (5791m/19,000ft) for the night. Team member J.B. Waterman provides today’s expedition dispatch: This is J.B. Waterman on Madison Mountaineering’s Ama Dablam team. Today was an epic training day – from Camp 1 at 19,000ft to […]
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 […]