Today Garrett Madison checked in via satellite phone to report that under great weather conditions the team made a successful carry of gear and supplies up to Camp 2 (5492m / 18,020ft) on the north flank of Aconcagua as they prepare to move to Camp 2 tomorrow. This “double carry” strategy (that is, carrying a […]
For our final day of Safari we woke in the fog and mist all along the Ngorongoro crater rim. The Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge served up one it’s famous breakfast buffets to completely fuel us up for the day in the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera: the Ngorongoro. Via our trusty LandCrusiers, […]
For our final day of Safari we woke in the fog and mist all along the Ngorongoro crater rim. The Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge served up one it’s famous breakfast buffets to completely fuel us up for the day in the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera: the Ngorongoro. Via our trusty LandCrusiers, […]
There is something quite magical about waking up in a tent on Africa’s Serengeti! After watching the sun rise with a hot cup of coffee in hand, we enjoyed a full breakfast before loading once again into our LandCruisers to continue our exploration of the Serengeti. Our animal checklist checklist grew with Crocodile and Hippopotamus […]
Today we travelled in our LandCruisers through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area along the Ngorongoro crater rim to reach the adjacent, legendary Serengeti National Park for another day of game and bird watching. Highlights of the day included amazing numbers of Thomson’s Gazelle and Zebra, close encounters with Giraffe, and a knock-your-socks-off African sunset over the […]
This morning we left our climbing gear behind and loaded into two fully custom pop-top Land Crusiers and headed 60 miles southwest of Arusha to the Tarangire National Park for a day of viewing the big game animals. Immediately after passing through the park gates, we were greeted by a herd of elephants. And if […]
Here’s some super sweet shots of our July Mt. Olympus climb led by guide Tap Richards. A great time had by all!
Here’s some super sweet shots of our July Mt. Olympus climb led by guide Tap Richards. A great time had by all!
The climbers are all back in Kathmandu and preparing to head home soon.
Garrett, Vibeke, Andrea, and Karl arrived in Lukla yesterday and are hoping to be able to fly to Kathmandu today. The rest of team has already made their way to Kathmandu and some on to their home countries. More details as we get them.