Training Day

The Madison Mountaineering Manaslu expedition team spent the day training on the glacier that sits above their base camp! These days are integral to our expeditions and ensure that the team is feeling sharp and ready to go when it comes time to climb. Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from the Himalaya:

Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Manaslu (8156m/26,759ft) expedition – today is September 8th.

Today we woke up to sunny skies! So we had a nice breakfast, then walked up to ‘crampon point’ at the edge of the glacier above base camp (4859m/15,944ft) and spent the morning practicing fixed-line climbing and descending techniques there on the ice. Then we came back, had a nice lunch, and we’ve been relaxing this afternoon. We’re about to have dinner, and then watch a movie and head to bed.

Today was a nice day! We had really clear views of the entire upper mountain and great views down into the valley. So, all is well here in Nepal! We’ll be in touch tomorrow.

Great views of Manaslu from our base camp today! (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Our climber, Sara, practicing ascending fixed lines. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Ascending fixed lines. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Our climber, Jimmy, practicing technical skills. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Descending to base camp after a successful training session. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:

– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:

• Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear our daily audio expedition updates on select expeditions.  Just say, “Alexa, play my flash briefing.“

– Instagram:

• @MadisonMtng
• @GarrettMadison1
• @terray_s