We have returned to the mountains in style with 100% Sunset Summit Success on Mt. Rainier! Here’s climb leader Garrett Madison with the details from Camp Muir as the team makes it’s way back down to Paradise: Hello! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Mt. Rainier climb! Today is July 29th, and […]
It’s official: we are finally back in the mountains, Rainier 2020 is underway! Following all of the protocols of Washington State’s Safe Start and the CDC guidelines, our first climb since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has begun. Climb leader, Garrett Madison, and the team excitedly began the hike up to Camp Muir (3105m […]
Congratulations to our Aconcagua team members that stood on the summit of South America yesterday! At 6961m / 22,837 ft., Aconcagua is the highest point in both the Western and Southern hemispheres. They made quick work of climbing up from Plaza Argentina base camp on 12/18 through camps 1, 2, and 3. Today they made […]
Congratulations to our Mexico Volcanoes team that went two for two by submitting Pico de Orizaba today! Lead guide, Terray Sylvester, has this recap of their summit day: We enjoyed a great climb to the top of Pico de Orizaba today, with good route conditions, excellent weather and all team members reaching the summit! […]
As the Mexico Volcanoes team makes their way from Puelba, Mexico to the start of their Pico de Orizaba climb, lead guide, Terray Sylvester, provides this update: We are en route to the mountain. We’ll stop at Zoapan for lunch in our lodge there, and then take a 4WD to our private base camp near […]
Lead guide, Terray Sylvester, provided this recap of yesterday’s summit climb of Mexico‘s Iztaccihuatl. Way to go team! We had a great climb on Iztaccihuatl with excellent weather and 100% success! Our day started early with a midnight wake up at the Altzomoni Refuge at the foot of the mountain. We had originally considered […]
Within the past hour, our Mexico Volcanoes expedition team reached the summit of the third highest peak in Mexico, Iztacihuatl (5230m / 17,160 ft)! They are on their way down now. Their track to the summit left the La Joyita trailhead and gained over 1310m (4,300 ft) of elevation gain over 5.67km to reach the […]
Yesterday the Aconcagua team arrived at Plaza Argentine base camp after a three-day trek in from the trailhead. Their first segment from the Punta de Vacas trailhead (2415m / 7,900ft) covered 7.85 miles and gained 2,091 ft. of elevation gain to the first camp, Las Lenas. On the second trekking day, they continued 9.43 miles […]
Our lead guide, Terray Sylvester, checks in as the Mexico Volcanoes team makes their way from Mexico City into the mountains: Hello from Mexico! All is well here. We were unable to get space tonight at Altzomoni Refuge due to the busy holiday weekend, but the rangers tell us we have reservations for tomorrow. […]
Today the December Aconcagua expedition team started the three-day trek into Plaza Argentina base camp. Beginning at the Punta de Vacas trailhead, they will hike just over 12km and gain about 450m of elevation as they make their way to the first camp at Pampa de Lenas. It’s a beautiful trek up the Vacas Valley […]