Getting ready for the Unclimbed Peak!

The Madison Mountaineering team is preparing to making an attempt at a historical first-ascent on a peak never before climbed by mankind. The Sherpa team and Pakistani high altitude workers have been hard at work on the route and we’re almost ready to go! Soon, the team will depart from K2 base camp and make their way towards the base of the route to begin the climb. Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from the Karakoram:

Hello again from K2 Base Camp (4968m/16,300ft)! We spent the day preparing for our unclimbed peak attempt. Our sherpa team and Pakistan high altitude workers have made good progress on the route, and moving equipment to our advanced base camp at the foot of the peak over the past two days, which means we’re in ready for the rest of our team to climb up the Godwin Austen Glacier to the mountain. The forecast looks promising, and we’re looking forward to the climb. We’ll be in touch tomorrow!

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