We are pleased to announce that the Lhotse climbing team of the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Everest/Lhotse expedition successfully reached the summit of Lhotse (8516m/27,940ft) on May 21, 2022, between approximately 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM NPT (local time).
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516m (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga.
We are pleased to announce that the main team of the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Everest expedition successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest (8848m/29,029ft) on May 20, 2022, between approximately 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM NPT (local time).
Congratulations to the entire team and a heartfelt thank you to our climbing sherpa and all of the expedition support staff. You are the ones who make it happen and it can’t be done without you.
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We are pleased to announce that the first team of the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Everest expedition successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest (8848m/29,029ft) on May 15, 2022, at approximately 4:25 AM NPT (local time).
Congratulations to the whole team and especially Mr. Kenton Cool who has now made 16 summits, more than any other foreign (i.e. non-Nepali) climber.
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Today our trekking and climbing teams took an active rest day in Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft). Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day:
Today we hiked up above Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft) to about 5000m, about 16,500ft. It was a good active rest day and a good chance to get some acclimatization done. The whole principle with acclimating is to climb high and sleep low, so now we are back down in Pheriche.
On the way down, some of us stopped and enjoyed some hot chocolate and pastries in the bakery in Dingboche. So we are going to bed now and looking forward to hiking up to Lobuche (4940m/16,207ft) tomorrow.
We’ll be in touch!
Acclimatization hike above Pheriche
Acclimatization hike above Pheriche
Happy Acclimatizers
Acclimatization hike above Pheriche
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Today our trekking and climbing teams trekked from Deboche (3820m/12,532ft) to the village of Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft). Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day.
Today we made our way from Deboche (3820m/12,532ft) to Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft). We’re here in Pheriche, about 14,000ft. It feels good to have gained some altitude and to be among the high peaks – Ama Dablam is towering right above us.
Along the way here we stopped at the monastery in Pangboche which is one of the oldest in the Khumbu Valley. While we were there we recieved a blessing from a high Lama. That’s a traditional stop for climbers bound to Mount Everest and other peaks nearby.
So all is well. We’ll have a rest day here in Pheriche tomorrow and we’ll be in touch!
Climber Carter Beck spinning prayer wheels at the monastery
Trekking to Pheriche
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Today our trekking and climbing teams moved up from Namche Bazaar past the Tengboche Monastery to the village of Deboche along the Imja Khola river. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day.
Today we trekked from Namche Bazaar (3440m/11,290ft) to the little village of Deboche (3820m/12,532ft). We had nice weather along the way with more views of Everest, Ama Dablam, and Lhotse. We stopped for lunch at a little town called Phungi Thenga. Then we crossed a suspension bridge across the Dudh Koshi river, which means “Milk River” because of the color of the water from the glacial silt in it. Then we ascended the long switchbacks up to Tengboche Monastery at about 12,700ft, checked out the monastery and some of the other sites around it and then walked down the last 20 minutes to Deboche.
So we’re about to have dinner here and looking forward to tomorrow which will be a nice day. We’ll walk through Pangboche and get the blessing of the local Lama there.
We’ll be in touch!
The climbing team at the Panorama Lodge in Namche Bazaar
Climber David Courtney receiving a blessing before leaving Namche
Climber Josh Garrison receiving a blessing before leaving Namche
Along the trail to Deboche
Climber Stephane Mayer visiting Tengboche Monastery with his family
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Enjoying an active rest day in Namche Bazaar, the teams hiked up to the Everest View Hotel and enjoyed… (wait for it)… some wonderful views of Everest and the surrounding peaks! Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day:
Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Wednesday, April 6th. Today our trekkers and climbers hiked up to the Everest View Hotel, about 1,000ft above Namche Bazaar. Along the way we had great views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and Everest in the distance – just cystal clear skies. Then the clouds came in and we hiked back down to Namche. Some of us took a detour thru Khumjung (3790m/12,430ft) where they saw what is purported to be a skull of a yeti in a museum and a few others of us when and visited a new Sherpa cultural museum here in Namche with some really interesting history and artifacts.
Tomorrow we’ll continue on up past Tengboche Monastery to Deboche (3820m/12,532ft) and we’re looking forward to that hike. There should be more great views along the way!
So, all is well here and we’ll be in touch.
Ama Dablam in the distance.
Approaching the Everest View Hotel with Thamserku in the distance.
Garrett with climbers Sara Safari and Josh Garrison
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Today the climbing and trekking team continued the trek and moved from Phakding up to the “capital of the Khumbu” Namche Bazaar. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day:
Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Tuesday, April 5th. Today we all moved from Phakding up to Namche. We actually had beautiful weather yet again! The Khumbu Valley is really in bloom right now; lots of flowing trees, rhododendron, flowers along side the trail which made for a really pretty hike.
We made it to Namche Bazaar about 2 o’clock, maybe 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Some folks headed out to enjoy town a litte bit – lots of good bakeries and cafes and scenery, of course. Then we had a good dinner and tasty welcome carrot cake here at the Panorama Lodge in Namche. We’re wrapping up the evening and heading to bed.
Tomorrow we’ll have an active rest day and hike up to the Everest View Hotel. But we’ll be in touch with a dispatch tomorrow too.
Alright, we’ll be in touch!
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The trekking has started! The weather Gods permitted the whole team to fly to the mountain village of Lukla (2850m/9,350ft) and complete the first day of trekking towards Everest Base Camp. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day:
Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Monday, April 4th. Today we flew from Kathmandu to Lukla. We had good weather for our flights which was nice because it’s been a little rainy and hazy lately and there was some concern that we would not be able to fly up to Lukla.
Then we trekked on to Phakding (2640m/8,661ft). So we’re here tonight, just starting dinner, and looking forward to our trek up to Namche (3450m/11,319ft) tomorrow. The weather is nice, warm, a little cloudy, but dry!
We’ll be in touch!
Ready to fly to Lukla!
Trekking to Phakding
Mani Stones
Taking a break on the trek to Phakding
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Today the climbing and trekking teams enjoy a wonderful tour of some of the major sites of Kathmandu and are getting ready to fly up to the mountain village of Luka to begin the trek to Everest base camp tomorrow. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day:
Tomorrow our plan is to fly to Lukla so we can begin our trek up to Everest Base Camp. That’s an exciting day and so far the weather forecast looks good! So if all goes as planned, our fixed-winged flights will depart Kathmandu early in the morning and will be in Lukla in time for breakfast.
So all is well here in Nepal and we’ll be in touch!
A stone carving at Pashupatinath Temple
Trekker Ryan S. visiting a Buddhist Temple in Boudha
Butter lamps at Boudhanath Stupa
Pashupatinath Temple
Boudhanath Stupa
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