No Mount Everest expedition is complete without a Puja Ceremony. After arriving in base camp, settling into our temporary home, and taking in the views out our tent doors, the team gathered together on our Puja day.
The Puja ceremony is an essential step in our Himalayan expeditions. Joined by a Buddhist Lama, our team gathered around the altar, carefully crafted for a session of prayer to ask the mountain for safe passage as our team prepares to begin their acclimatization rotations.
The team is doing great and looks forward to their first rotation coming up!
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Antarctica Recap!
What a season it was... Most expeditions in Antarctica are unforgettable, and this season was no exception! This season was full of firsts, highlights, and broken records! Congratulations to everyone on their ascents and special shout-out to a few for their 'firsts' and world records:
🗻 On December 24, 2023, Art Muir successfully reached the summit of Mount Vinson making him now believed to be the oldest person to climb Mount Vinson.
🗻 On January 19, 2024, Craig Barlow reached the summit of Mount Vinson and completed his seven summits journey.
🗻 On January 8, 2024, Thais Herrera became the first Dominican to climb Mount Vinson.
🗻 Garrett Madison successfully reached the summit of Mount Vinson for his 27th time, co-led by Benny Lieber reaching the summit of Mount Vinson for his second time.
A combined 20 clients reached the summit with Madison Mountaineering guides Garrett & Benny over three climbs during the past month. We had great success, thanks to our amazing clients and fortuitous weather for perfect summit days.
Can't wait for next season on the ice!
Garrett Madison Benjamin Lieber
Approaching the summit of Mount Vinson!
Taking the final few steps to the summit of Mount Vinson with:
Blue and sunny skies as far as the eye can see ✔️
Incredible Antarctic mountain views ✔️
Rockstar teams ✔️
We couldn't ask for much more and are feeling extra grateful for this last season on the ice!
Garrett Madison Benjamin Lieber
Madison Mountaineering is the premier provider of high altitude expeditions worldwide, specializing in Mount Everest, K2, and Antarctica programs.
Expedition leader and company founder, Garrett Madison’s first 8000m peak expedition was on Cho Oyu in 2003, first ascent of Everest in 2006, and since launching MM in 2014, we’ve been leaders on the biggest, hardest and some of the most beautiful peaks on the planet. We keep our expeditions small and very climber focused, providing the best overall experience for each individual team member – from team selection, base camp and related services, our climbing support staff, mountain guides, Nepal Sherpas, and our approach to the mountain in a holistic sense is carefully considered before each expedition.
We have three primary goals on every expedition or climb:
1. Safety
2. Summit
3. Having fun
Come see what climbing with Madison Mountaineering is all about! Your next mountain adventure awaits whether it’s on one of the seven-summits, or other notable peaks / treks around the globe…
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Madison Mountaineering has been traveling to the edges of the Earth since our inception in 2014, venturing into beautiful and harsh environments where few dare to journey.
Mountain Hardwear has been a key member of our team and is always there when we need them. Be it throwing on our polar fleece jacket while siiting around the fire in a tea house, taking the final few steps to the summit of the world's highest peaks in our Absolute Zero Suit, or crawling into our sleeping bags tucked inside our Trango Tent at Camp 4, they are like a good friend and climbing partner - comforting, reliable, strong...
The brand is coming up on 30 years in business and has been delivering strong and uncompromising gear ever since. On expeditions, the line between clothing and “climbing protection” gets blurred as the terrain gets technical and the conditions become savage - we depend on high quality equipment when we go to these far off places, because the clothing and equipment we use is essential for life when climbing the worlds tallest mountains.
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We are thrilled to announce that the 2023 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition team has successfully reached the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth, and safely returned to their tents at Camp 4! The team all reached the top between 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM NPT (local time) and enjoyed a magnificent summit day complete with sunshine, little wind, great route conditions, and the route (mostly) to themselves.
Congratulations to the team and and a heartfelt thank you goes out to our rockstar Sherpa team and support staff! This incredible feat would not be possible without them.
*Photos pulled from the Madison Mountaineering archive (top and bottom photos by Terray Sylvester)*
This is not your everyday walk in the park!
While descending from K2, climbers must navigate their way through the many beautiful complexities of the Godwin-Austen Glacier. Needless to say, a good meal is well deserved by the time everyone is back in the comfort of base camp!
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Here’s one last clip from Mount Everest before we start posting updates from the planet’s second highest peak, K2!
We were delighted to celebrate another successful spring season in Nepal. Now we set our sights on Pakistan. Our K2 team has begun traveling to Islamabad. From there they’ll make their way into the Karakoram to begin the spectacular trek up the Baltoro Glacier. There’s no place on the planet like it!
Thanks for following along! This clip is from the last day of this year’s Everest climb, as our final group of summiteers descended safely back to base camp through the Khumbu Icefall.
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Sunshine and blue skies at nearly 8,000 meters! Climbers know Camp 4 is within their grasp when they climb over the crest of the Geneva Spur and begin the almost level traverse into the South Col. If the weather is clear, they’re rewarded with phenomenal views of Everest’s summit pyramid.
If your goal is to summit planet’s highest peak, join us in 2023!
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Update from Nepal: Our Mount Everest and Lhotse climbers just returned to base camp from their second acclimatization rotation on the upper mountain. They had excellent weather as they touched Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face at roughly 7,000m. Now they’ll enjoy some well-earned rest until their summit attempt!
🎥: @terray_s @madisonmtng @mountainhardwear
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Our Everest and Lhotse climbers training on the Khumbu Glacier beside our base camp.
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Morning sun lighting up our base camp at the foot of the planet’s highest peak!
You can see our long dining tent that doubles as a venue for our nightly movie screenings, our @mountainhardwear Stronghold Dome for yoga and general relaxation, and our climber’s tents with excellent views of the ice pinnacles of the Khumbu Glacier, and Everest and Nuptse high above.
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Our Everest and Lhotse climbers enjoying perfect weather in the dramatic topography of the Western Cwm during their recent rotation to Camp 2.
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Our 2021 #K2 team is back at base camp after a successful 1st rotation with 2-nights at C1 (6065m) and 2-nights at C2 (6700m).
Ecuador continues with Iliniza Norte!
🌋💪 Mark and guide Estalin top out on Ecuador’s Volcan el Corazon as part their 16-day private Ecuador Volcanoes expedition. 🇪🇨
Our 16-day private 🇪🇨 #Ecuador Volcanoes expedition with guide Estalin and climber Mark is underway! Yesterday the guys hiked up #Pasochoa and enjoyed some great views of #Quito
Breathtaking views flying over Camp II on #MountEverest 〽️ Our #Everest team had a rest day today at Camp II in the Western Cwm and will soon be making their way toward high camps on the summit attempt.
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