Game time! Our Everest main team is heading up tonight (Nepal time) for their summit rotation! Stay tuned to these dispatches and our Amazon Alexa flash briefing for up to date coverage. Meanwhile, the climbing group of Kenton Cool, Michael Lavelle, are safely down to Camp 2 and descending to base camp tomorrow after their […]
With our advance team of rope fixing Sherpa safely back in base camp and the private group of Kenton and Michael positioned for the summit bid tonight, our main team counts down for their summit rotation from base camp. Here’s Garrett’s audio dispatch and some awesome pictures from the Sherpa team near and on the […]
Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Everest team. Today is a great day! Our advanced team of rope fixing Sherpa, eight guys, all reached the summit today at 1:45 PM Nepal time and they are on their way down to high camp now. So, the lines are in place, the route is open, […]
We are pleased to announce the following members of the rope fixing team of the 2019 Madison Mountaineering Everest expedition successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest (8,848 m / 29,029 ft) on May 14, 2019, at approximately 1:45 PM NPT (local time). # Name Country 1 Mr. Siddhi Bahadur Tamang – group leader Nepal […]
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 […]