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Ama Dablam 2014 Recap

Garrett — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:58:20 +0000

We had a wonderful climb to the summit of Ama Dablam just a few days ago, and since then have trekked down the Khumbu Valley to Lukla, and just this morning we flew by twin otter to Kathmandu. We are very happy to be back in the city after more than six weeks in the […]

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Ama Dablam Summit Success!

Kurt — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:58:07 +0000

We just received a sat phone call from the spectacular summit of Ama Dablam (6812m/22,349ft.). Garrett and team sounded fantastic and are enjoying a picture perfect summit day. A transcript of the call is provided below. Congratulations team! Transcript: This is Garrett Madison for the Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam expedition and we are calling from […]

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Ama Dablam Camp 2

Kurt — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:03:11 +0000

After ascending to Ama Dablam Camp 1 yesterday from base camp, earlier today Garrett and team climbed on and established Camp 2 near 6000m (19,685ft.). Ama Dablam Camp 2 is stunningly located on the cap of a rock pillar with narrowly room for just a few tents. Weather continues to be favorable. Tomorrow the team […]

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Ama Dablam: Climb on!

Garrett — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:59:05 +0000

After a few days in Ama Dablam base camp we are now ready to begin our summit attempt. We have been reviewing fixed line techniques, rappelling and have sorted our equipment and food for the high camps. The weather forecast looks good, and the recent snowfall has negligible effect on our route as it is […]

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Ama Dablam kicks off!

Garrett — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:42:27 +0000

This morning we flew by helicopter (a brand new AS350 B3e) from the lower Makalu base camp to Ama Dablam base camp, it was a spectacular ride! We flew right by Baruntse, and many other high peaks before swooping down into Ama Dablam base camp. As you likely know, we called off our Makalu climb […]

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