June 27, 2013
Elbrus Group Reaches Baksan Valley
June 25, 2013
Elbrus Season Kick-Off
MM Guides Tino Villanueva, Dave Ahrens and Alan Rousseau have made it to Moscow, along with 10 climbers and 3 skiiers, coming from the US, Canada, Singapore, and South Africa, for our first Elbrus climb and ski descent of the season! Everyone arrived yesterday with all of their gear in tow, and started off the trip with an intriguing tour of Moscow. Dave wrote in with a report:
[+] READ MOREJune 25, 2013
Cotopaxi: No summit, but the right choice!
Word has just come in to the Mountain Madness office of the Cotopaxi Trek or Climb trip. While the group did not summit, our guides made the right decision in turning back when the danger was too great.
[+] READ MOREJune 20, 2013
First Baker Ascent of the Season!
"I just finished up a great 3 days on the Easton Glacier route of Mt. Baker! I was fortunate enough to have 2 great clients, Dave Chamberlain and Flor Aparicio as well as professional photographer Vincent Lamphier, who was there to take photos for Mountain Madness. This was my first time guiding a trip on Baker for MM.
[+] READ MOREJune 18, 2013
100% Success On Three Bolivia Peaks!
MM Guide Sebastian Carrasco has checked in with final news of our first Bolivia Mountaineering School of the season! The group was tasked with scaling three big, beautiful peaks, Pequeño Alpamayo, Huayna Potosi and Illimani, and climb is what they did. Congratulations to Elizabeth, Blake, Mike, Catalin, Roger, and Jonathan for three successful summits! Here's how it all happened:
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