Thank you to everyone who has joined us recently on our Mt. Kilimanjaro climbs! Many of you probably met lead guide Ben Mality on your trip. Check out what he's up to on his month off below! For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of joining us on the slopes of Kili, we have many confirmed trips coming up!

The Alps are a magical place. Just one hour from the major airport in Geneva, you can be in the center of the universe. The universe of alpine climbing that is. From your comfortable hotel in Chamonix, the telepherique (French for tram) can easily whisk you from the valley floor to high alpine terrain. Less than an hour after your departure from town, you will be donning crampons to explore the glaciers and rock spires that tower above Chamonix. [+] READ MORE

The Alps are a magical place. Just one hour from the major airport in Geneva, you can be in the center of the universe. The universe of alpine climbing that is. [+] READ MORE

Here are some images from our summit climb. Since the Mera Peaks are the first big glaciated peaks rising above the foothills they stand as a fantastic vantage to the Khumbu and the surrounding ranges. The scale of the Himalaya is always staggering, but from here it's simply amazing! [+] READ MORE

We're back in Seattle and I will get one more post up with summit images from our climb of 21,000-ft. Mera Peak. It was now a bit more than a week ago that we started our walk out of the Hinku Valley after the climb... [+] READ MORE