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Dave Ashley and Shelley Johannesen arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal!So far 10 of the Dash Adventures Everest Base Camp...
04/01/2025

Dave Ashley and Shelley Johannesen arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal!

So far 10 of the Dash Adventures Everest Base Camp trekking group have arrived safely as well, with four more coming in later today.

Getting organized, packed, and ready to explore the Himalayas!!




Last stop before any international trip: visit our favorite gear store, Casual Adventure in North Arlington, Virginia!Ow...
03/28/2025

Last stop before any international trip: visit our favorite gear store, Casual Adventure in North Arlington, Virginia!

Owner Eric has been a big supporter of Dave Ashley’s Seven Summits and 50 State Summits record holding climbs. He once again helps as DASH Adventures head to Everest, now sponsored by The North Face with new climbing packs, tents, duffel bags, and the Summit Series line of clothing!





Fall 2025 Everest Base Camp Trek is planned for 30 Oct-14 Nov 2025!!Join Dash Adventures trip leader Tim Manning on a jo...
03/27/2025

Fall 2025 Everest Base Camp Trek is planned for 30 Oct-14 Nov 2025!!

Join Dash Adventures trip leader Tim Manning on a journey into Nepalese culture, Buddhism, and the majestic mountains of the Khumbu Valley of Nepal from 30 October through 14 November.

The trip includes all ground transfers, flights to/from Kathmandu and Lukla, Western trip leader Tim, Nepali Sherpa guide, porters, 3 nights at a 4 star hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast buffet, all meals and lodging in tea houses during the trek, permits and entry fees into the national parks, and support from both Dave Ashley and Shelley Johannesen prior to the trip for planning, gear selection, and training advice.

Details:
Everest Base Camp Trek and optional Lobuche East (20,000 ft) add-on climb

Dates:
EBC Trek 30 October - 14 November
Optional Lobuche East climb adds 3 days to the end of the trip
Optional helicopter from Base Camp can reduce the trip duration by 2-3 days

Cost:
$2,750 for the EBC Trek
$1,599 extra for Lobuche East option (includes climbing permit, certified high elevation mountaineering guide, extra nights in teahouses and one night tent camping)

Looking to sign up? See the link below.

Have questions? Contact DASH Adventures, Tim, Shelley, or Dave!

DASH Adventures is pleased to welcome back Tim as one of our most requested trip leaders. A retired Air Force Colonel, Tim spends his time traveling and adventuring around the world. He's previously lead our treks in Nepal and Peru, is an amazing photographer (Instagram gringo_chasqui), and loves sharing his knowledge of local history with the group.

https://www.wetravel.com/trips/everest-base-camp-trek-fall-2025-dash-adventures-llc-43173282




Our advance team has departed Kathmandu for Everest Base Camp to start getting our site ready!This season Dash Adventure...
03/25/2025

Our advance team has departed Kathmandu for Everest Base Camp to start getting our site ready!

This season Dash Adventures has 14 trekkers visiting EBC, 6 climbers attempting the 20,000 foot Lobuche East peak, then Dave Ashley and Shelley Johannesen will remain behind to attempt a summit of Mount Everest!












Hanging out with Navin Trital and Dawa Sherpa, co-owners of Expedition Himalaya today in Utah!  They are visiting us bef...
03/06/2025

Hanging out with Navin Trital and Dawa Sherpa, co-owners of Expedition Himalaya today in Utah! They are visiting us before headed to Denver this weekend for an outdoor adventure conference.

02/24/2025

Let’s do some backcountry adventure in the USA this June! Dash Adventures will once again head to 2 of the most challenging US state high points, Montana’s Granite Peak and Wyoming’s Gannett Peak!

Second on the list, Wyoming!

Cost: $749
Dates: 26 June - 1 July 2025
Location: DuBois, Wyoming
Route: Glacier Trail
Distance: 53 miles over 4-5 days
Required Skills: Backpacking, back country camping, cold water creek crossing, climbing steep snow ramps with an ice axe and crampons, glacier travel with moderate exposure
Sign up here: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/gannett-peak-wyoming-s-high-point-via-glacier-trail-route-dash-adventures-llc-39105947

We’ll meet in DuBois on the evening of 26 June for a briefing and gear check. Up early the next morning for our hike from the trailhead to our first camp site. Day 2 we hike close to the boulder field and base of the glacier. Day 3 we’ll be up in the dark, hitting the scree climb near dawn and reaching Gannett’s summit by midday and avoiding afternoon thunderstorms. Back down to camp, where we pack up and hike back to the night 1 campground. Day 4 we hike out to thee trailhead.

This is NOT a trip for inexperienced hikers and climbers. We’ll be in Grizzly country, crossing streams flowing with snow melt, camping out in a remote wilderness, and will climbing/traversing multiple glaciers

Climbing in late June avoids crevasses on this route that open in summer, making it a much safer trip!

Thanks to Mike Clendenen for the amazing video from last year! 100% of our group made the summit.

Time to break away to the mountains!!Dash Adventures has several trips coming up in 2025: Everest Base Camp, Montana and...
02/20/2025

Time to break away to the mountains!!

Dash Adventures has several trips coming up in 2025: Everest Base Camp, Montana and Wyoming’s high points, Kilimanjaro plus a safari, and an Iceland volcano trek.

Some of these are already sold out.

We’ll be advertising the open trips again over the next few days. Don’t wait too long to secure your spot!

And we are also growing into more private group custom trips. So if you have a group of 6 or more, let’s talk about how Dash Adventures can plan a custom local or international trip just for you!

02/18/2025

The first Dash Adventures summit marriage proposal!!

On the volcano crater rim of Orizaba at 18,491 feet, Mexico’s highest point and the highest volcano and 3rd highest peak in North America.

This part of Mexico holds special meaning to Taylor, as he lived in the region for 18 months serving as a Latter Day Saint missionary. Taylor has always wanted to climb Orizaba after seeing it prominently in the skyline during his mission.

This was Abby’s first visit to Mexico.

Taylor and Abby had never climbed higher than a 14er previously, but trusted a private climb with Dash Adventures for maximum summit success for this special occasion. No pressure for Dave Ashley, right 😅

Abby said yes!! They will be married this May 😀

Successful summit of Mexico’s high point, Pico de Orizaba!
02/18/2025

Successful summit of Mexico’s high point, Pico de Orizaba!

02/17/2025

Plan change. We are going for the summit today (Monday)! Great weather window, and all performed well yesterday as we hiked up to 15,500 feet and the base of the “labyrinth”.

Acclimitization hikes today and Monday, summit attempt for early Tuesday!  Here is the link for my InReach:
02/16/2025

Acclimitization hikes today and Monday, summit attempt for early Tuesday! Here is the link for my InReach:

Manage your Garmin Explore or inReach account. With Explore and inReach, you can communicate, map, track, and share your trek from anywhere on Earth.

Orizaba base camp photos. 14,000 feet.
02/15/2025

Orizaba base camp photos. 14,000 feet.

Authentic tacos in Mexico City!  With our driver, Antonio. He is well known to take American climbers from the air port ...
02/15/2025

Authentic tacos in Mexico City! With our driver, Antonio. He is well known to take American climbers from the air port to the town nearest Oribaza.

So good!!

Headed to Mexico with new friends from Utah, Taylor and Anna. We plan to climb Pico de Orizaba next Tuesday, a dormant v...
02/14/2025

Headed to Mexico with new friends from Utah, Taylor and Anna. We plan to climb Pico de Orizaba next Tuesday, a dormant volcano and Mexico’s highest peak at over 18,400 feet high 🌋 🧗 😀

It’s Taylor’s birthday today, too!

Trying out a budget airline, Viva Aerobus

Dash Adventures

02/12/2025

Let’s do some backcountry adventure in the USA this June! Dash Adventures will once again head to 2 of the most challenging US state high points, Montana’s Granite Peak and Wyoming’s Gannett Peak!

First off, Montana.

Cost: $599
Dates: 22-25 June 2025
Location: Cooke City, Montana (just a few miles from Yellowstone)
Route: Southwest Couloir (formerly Southwest Ramp)
Distance: 28 miles over 2 days
Required Skills: Backpacking, back country camping, cold water creek crossing, snowshoeing, climbing steep snow ramps with an ice axe and crampons, class 3 rock scrambling with moderate exposure
Sign up here: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/granite-peak-montana-s-high-point-via-sw-ramp-route-dash-adventures-llc-66870497

We’ll meet in Cooke City on the evening of 22 June for a briefing and gear check. Up early the next morning for our hike from the trailhead to our camp site, a short distance from the moderately technical summit climb. We’ll be up in the dark, hitting the snow tongue near dawn and reaching the summing by midday and avoiding afternoon thunderstorms. Back down to camp, where we pack up and hike back to the trailhead arriving after dark.

This is NOT a trip for inexperienced hikers and climbers. We’ll be off trail, crossing streams flowing with snow melt, snowshoeing in unconsolidated snow, and will likely see mixed snow and rock as we climb the SW Couloir.

Climbing in June avoids most of the rock fall hazard this route sees in summer; snow is much more enjoyable than the summer scree! We also avoid the class 4 climb with extreme exposure on the Northern route to this peak.

Thanks to Mike Clendenen for the amazing video from last year! 100% of our group made the summit!

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