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Ty Sauerbrey and Mount Baker as a Classroom

February 18, 2026

Aconcagua Team Climbers at Plaza de Mulas Base Camp

February 17, 2026

Aconcagua Team Moves to Camp 2

February 13, 2026

Updates from Plaza Argentina Base Camp

February 9, 2026

CTSS Team Reaches Plaza Argentina Base Camp

February 6, 2026

Aconcagua Team Arrives at Casa de Piedra

February 5, 2026

Aconcagua Team En Route To Plaza Argentina Base Camp

February 4, 2026

Onwards to Chimborazo and the Galápagos

February 3, 2026

Aconcagua Climbers Meet in Mendoza

February 2, 2026

Cotopaxi Summits for CTSS Team

January 30, 2026

Ponchos on Cotopaxi for Ecuador Volcanoes Team

January 28, 2026

Ecuador Team Acclimatizes on Rumiñahui Central

January 27, 2026

Snow on Aconcagua and City Tour in Quito

January 26, 2026

Sidley Summits for CTSS Climbers

January 23, 2026

Ecuador Volcanoes Team Begins Arriving in Quito

January 22, 2026

Aconagua Team at Camp 1

January 20, 2026

Summits Continue on Vinson for CTSS Climbers

January 19, 2026

Aconcagua Team Arrives at Plaza Argentina

January 16, 2026

Climbers Hit Summits on Kilimanjaro and Iztaccíhuatl

January 16, 2026

Arrieros and Asado on Aconcagua

January 15, 2026

Summits for Orizaba Team Climbers

January 14, 2026

Climbing Teams on the Move

January 13, 2026

New Climbers Arrive on Vinson, Aconcagua, and Kilimanjaro

January 12, 2026

Vinson Climbers Back at Union Glacier

January 9, 2026

Summits Abound for Vinson Climbers

January 8, 2026

Vinson Climbers at High Camp, Eyeing Summit Bids

January 6, 2026

100% On Top for Kilimanjaro Team

January 5, 2026

Aconcagua Summits for CTSS Team Climbers

January 4, 2026

3x Teams Ring in the New Year for CTSS

January 2, 2026

Waterfall and Coffee Tours for Kilimanjaro Climbers

December 31, 2025

Kilimanjaro Team Climbers Meet in Tanzania

December 30, 2025

Team Updates from the Southern Hemisphere

December 30, 2025

Vinson Summits for CTSS Climbers

December 27, 2025

Christmas Asado for Aconcagua Team Climbers

December 26, 2025

Aconcagua Team Climbers Arrive in Mendoza

December 23, 2025

Vinson Team Climbers at Base Camp

December 20, 2025

2025 Year-End Updates

December 19, 2025

South Pole Success & Vinson Arrivals

December 16, 2025

CTSS Vinson and Antarctica Season Begins

December 10, 2025

4 Breathing Mistakes That Can Cost You Your Summit (and How to Fix Them Before Your Expedition)

December 5, 2025

Ecuador Update: Perfect Weather and Unstable Snow on Cayambe

November 14, 2025

Ecudaor Team Pushes Through Weather on Cotopaxi

November 12, 2025

High Winds and Smart Decisions on Mera Peak

November 11, 2025

Summit Season in Motion: Ama Dablam, Mera Peak, and Ecuador

November 8, 2025

Teams Progress as Skies Clear Over the Himalaya

November 5, 2025

The Mother-Son Summit: Kristin & Simon’s Kilimanjaro Adventure

November 1, 2025

Himalaya Weather Update

October 30, 2025

Rotations for Ama Dablam and First Ascent Teams

October 28, 2025

Puja Day on Ama Dablam

October 24, 2025

Fall in the Himalaya: Teams on the Move

October 21, 2025

Denali Readiness Test

October 1, 2025

Manaslu Summits for CTSS Team

September 30, 2025

El Padrino’s Pride: Kevin Sánchez on Climbing for More Than the Summit

September 24, 2025

Rotations & Puja Ceremony on Manaslu

September 23, 2025

Himalayan Fall in Full Swing!

September 18, 2025

2026 CTSS Everest Program Cost & Guide

August 20, 2025

Everest Speakeasy: On the Mountain. Off the Record.

August 14, 2025

That’s a Wrap on our 2025 Mount Baker Season!

August 12, 2025

Baker Team Eyes Summit Bid

August 9, 2025

Mount Baker Team at Easton Glacier

August 8, 2025

Sunrises and Summits for Baker Climbers

August 5, 2025

Kilimanjaro Summits for our Team Climbers

August 5, 2025

Kilimanjaro Team at the Barranco Wall

August 2, 2025

Baker and Kilimanjaro Teams on the Move

July 31, 2025

Kilimanjaro Team Climb Begins

July 30, 2025

Welcome to Tanzania

July 29, 2025

How to Build Your Mountain Kit Without Breaking the Bank

July 16, 2025

Baker Alpine Academy Summit Success

July 15, 2025

Denali Reflections from CTSS Guide Dallas Glass

July 4, 2025

More Summits on Baker for CTSS

July 2, 2025

Denali Team Returns to Talkeetna

July 2, 2025

Cotopaxi & Chimborazo Summits for Private Ecuador Team

June 28, 2025

Sprits High on Denali, Waiting Continues

June 27, 2025

Winds Continue on Denali

June 26, 2025

Picture Perfect Cache Day

June 24, 2025

Denali Team is at 14k Camp

June 20, 2025

Portrait of a Masters Mountaineer: Eva Steinwald’s Journey to Everest and Beyond

June 18, 2025

Windy Corner Gear Caching on Denali

June 18, 2025

Denali Team Starts Ascent

June 13, 2025

Teams Arrive in Anchorage: It’s Denali Season

June 11, 2025

Celebrating Our Himalayan Spring Season

May 23, 2025

Emma Schwerin Becomes Youngest Woman to Complete the Seven Summits

May 21, 2025

Lhotse Summits, Double Crown, and ANOTHER Everest Record

May 20, 2025

18th May 25x Everest Summits

May 19, 2025

Everest Summit Bids Underway

May 18, 2025

2nd Wave Eyes Everest Summit Bids

May 17, 2025

Everest and Lhotse Summits 15th May 2025

May 16, 2025

Climbers on the Move From South Col

May 15, 2025

Summit Bids are Underway!

May 14, 2025

Summiteers in Position Across Camp 1, Camp 2, and Camp 3

May 13, 2025

CTSS 2025 Ping-Pong Champion: Dawa Yolmo

May 10, 2025

Summit Bids on the Horizon

May 9, 2025

Ropes are Fixed to South Col

May 7, 2025

Summit Standby

May 6, 2025

Climbers Back At Base Camp After Successful 2nd Rotation

May 6, 2025

Weekend Updates from Everest

May 5, 2025

Oxygen Tanks on the Move: Camp 3 is OPEN!

May 3, 2025

Climbers Feeling Strong at Camp 1 and Camp 2

May 2, 2025

Climbers Are On The Move!

May 1, 2025

Masters Mountaineering

May 1, 2025

What’s CTSS’s Secret Sauce on Everest?

April 30, 2025

Rotations Continue and Rope Fixing Teams Above Camp 3

April 29, 2025

Trekking & Giving Back in the Khumbu

April 26, 2025

Climbers Continue to Tag Camp 2

April 25, 2025

Guide Spotlight: Dr. Brenton Systermans

April 24, 2025

Successful First Rotation for CTSS Climbers

April 24, 2025

Western Guided Team Tags Camp 2

April 23, 2025

Everest Rotations Have Begun

April 22, 2025

Updates from Island Peak

April 19, 2025

Teams Settle Into Life at Everest Base Camp

April 18, 2025

3 Peaks Team Eyeing Island Peak

April 17, 2025

Beyond Everest Base Camp: Ethan’s Mission to Give Back

April 17, 2025

Happy Nepali New Year from Everest Base Camp and the Khumbu

April 16, 2025

Climbing Teams Arrive at Everest Base Camp

April 15, 2025

The Magic of the Khumbu

April 12, 2025

Teams Prepare for Lobuche East Summit Bids

April 11, 2025

Mike Bennett’s Road to Everest

April 10, 2025

Teams Continue up the Khumbu Valley

April 10, 2025

Climbers at Lobuche Base Camp for Acclimatization Summit Bids

April 9, 2025

First Teams Arrive at Everest Base Camp

April 8, 2025

10 Teams in the Khumbu Valley

April 5, 2025

Greeting the Himalayan Giants in Namche

April 4, 2025

Birthdays, Pizza, and Smiles in the Khumbu

April 3, 2025

Mike Hamill on Everest: The Season, the Strategy, the People

April 3, 2025

CTSS Climbers Begin Arriving in Kathmandu

April 2, 2025

Rugged Luxury Trekkers Lead the Way Up the Khumbu Valley

April 1, 2025

An Update from Tiger of the Snows Fund

March 28, 2025

The Himalayan Spring Climbing Season is ON!

March 26, 2025

Managing Nature’s Call on Everest: Down Suits for Women

March 20, 2025

Climbing the Seven Summits and Charles Darwin University Partner to Protect Mountain Ecosystems

February 26, 2025

More Summits on Aconcagua for our Team Climbers!

February 19, 2025

Kilimanjaro & Ethical Trekking: Why Porter Welfare Matters

February 15, 2025

Camp Two on Aconcagua

February 13, 2025

News from South America

February 7, 2025

Success on Cayambe for CTSS

February 5, 2025

Final Teams on Aconcagua

February 4, 2025

Cotopaxi Summits for Ecuador Volcanoes Team

January 31, 2025

That’s a Wrap for our Vinson Season!

January 30, 2025

Over the Weekend on Vinson

January 28, 2025

Summits on Orizaba and Patience on Vinson

January 22, 2025

Private Team Ascends North America’s Tallest Volcano: Orizaba

January 15, 2025

A Picture Perfect Ascent on Aconcagua

January 15, 2025

Team Two Summits Vinson Massif

January 15, 2025

Mountains and Mindstorms: How Meghan Buchanan is Leading with GGRIT

January 8, 2025

Summits & News from the Mountains

January 7, 2025

News from Antarctica & Aconcagua

January 4, 2025

Aconcagua Team on the Up and Up

January 3, 2025

Vinson Team at Union Glacier

January 3, 2025

Successful Carry to Camp 1

December 31, 2024

Rest Day at Plaza Argentina

December 28, 2024

A Year of Summits for Emma Schwerin

December 28, 2024

Christmas Asado in Argentina

December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas from Vinson Base Camp

December 25, 2024

All Climbers On Top: Vinson Summits

December 24, 2024

Vinson Team Move to Low Camp

December 21, 2024

2024: A Year to Celebrate and a Future Filled with Possibilities

December 19, 2024

First Vinson Team Arrives in Antarctica

December 18, 2024

Family-Friendly Adventures with Climbing the Seven Summits

December 11, 2024

Aconcagua Season Begins!

December 11, 2024

Summits and Celebrations in Ecuador

November 20, 2024

Our Inaugural First Ascent in the Himalayas

November 20, 2024

The Himalayas: Expeditions for Every Kind of Adventurer

November 20, 2024

Cotopaxi and Cayambe for Team CTSS

November 15, 2024

Guide Spotlight: Dallas Glass

October 25, 2024

Mike’s Big Four: Skills ALL Mountaineers Need

October 16, 2024

Carstensz is a GO!!!

September 28, 2024

Manaslu Team Back at Base Camp

September 28, 2024

Understanding Acclimatization and High-Altitude Environments

September 28, 2024

Successful Summits on Manaslu

September 26, 2024

Understanding Acclimatization

September 25, 2024

Manaslu Summit Bid is Underway

September 23, 2024

Successful Rotations to Manaslu’s High Camps

September 22, 2024

Kilimanjaro: Why Climb with an Expedition Company?

September 18, 2024

Manaslu Climbers Start High Camp Rotations

September 18, 2024

Acclimatization continues on Manaslu

September 17, 2024

Manaslu Team has Arrived in Nepal!

September 10, 2024

Guide Spotlight: Tomi Ceppi

August 17, 2024

Aconcagua: Your Top Five Questions Answered

August 16, 2024

Youth Climbers take on Mount Baker

August 6, 2024

Greetings from the Summit of Kilimanjaro!

August 6, 2024

Summits on Australia’s Kosciuszko

August 6, 2024

We’re off to the Roof of Africa

August 2, 2024

100% on Komo Kulshan

July 11, 2024

Meet Phunjo Lama: Everest Speed Record Holder

July 11, 2024

Success on Mount Baker

July 9, 2024

2x Teams on Mount Baker

July 8, 2024

Vinson Massif: Your Top Five Questions Answered

June 25, 2024

100% On Top: Mount Baker

June 23, 2024

Press

June 20, 2024

Our Favorite Alpine Classroom – Mount Baker

June 18, 2024

Summit Success on Mount Baker!

June 15, 2024

Mount Baker Alpine Academies Begin!

June 15, 2024

Women in the Big Mountains

June 4, 2024

Carstensz Pyramid: Your Top Five Questions Answered

May 30, 2024

Safe Descent for All Climbers

May 25, 2024

Descent Progress on Everest

May 23, 2024

Everest & Lhotse Summits! 22nd May

May 22, 2024

Final Summit Wave in Motion

May 22, 2024

19 Summiteers on Top – 21st of May

May 21, 2024

2nd Wave Summit Bids Underway

May 21, 2024

Climbers at Camp 3 – All Eyes on Everest

May 20, 2024

Climbers Heading to Camp 3

May 19, 2024

Summit Climbers Arrive at Camp 1 & Camp 2

May 18, 2024

2nd Wave Readying for Everest

May 17, 2024

Waiting for their Window

May 16, 2024

Everest Base Camp Celebrations

May 15, 2024

Summit Teams Return to Camp 2

May 14, 2024

26 Everest Summits on May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024

First Everest Summit Bids Underway

May 13, 2024

Summit Team Staged at Camp 3

May 12, 2024

The Start of Summit Bids on Everest

May 11, 2024

The World’s Highest Ping Pong Tournament

May 10, 2024

We are Ready for Summit Bids!

May 8, 2024

Oxygen Training at Everest Base Camp

May 7, 2024

Final Everest Rotation in Motion

May 6, 2024

Back to Everest Base Camp

May 5, 2024

Calm and Warm in the Western CWM

May 4, 2024

Mount Everest Route Tour

May 3, 2024

High Winds to Dissipate on Everest

May 2, 2024

Rotations are Rolling to Camp 2 and 3

May 1, 2024

Everest Rotations are on Schedule

April 30, 2024

Rotations and Training Continues on Everest

April 27, 2024

Another Puja for our Speed Ascent and Personal Sherpa Teams

April 26, 2024

On Top of the World: Julie’s Seven Summits Journey

April 25, 2024

All Summiteers are at Everest Base Camp

April 25, 2024

Everest Rotations have Begun!

April 23, 2024

Farewells and Arrivals in the Himalayas

April 21, 2024

Alpine Starts on Lobuche

April 20, 2024

The Khumbu Icefall is Open!

April 19, 2024

A Puja Blessing for our Expedition

April 18, 2024

Lobuche East to Everest Base Camp

April 16, 2024

Trekking to Everest Base Camp in Ruggedly Luxurious Style

April 13, 2024

Lobuche East Summits!

April 13, 2024

Ice Climbing on the Khumbu Glacier

April 10, 2024

Khumbu Valley Updates

April 9, 2024

CTSS Teams Visit the Tengboche Monastery

April 6, 2024

All Eyes on Everest

April 5, 2024

Weaving up the Khumbu Valley

April 4, 2024

Everest Season Begins!

April 3, 2024

Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko: An Unexpected Mountaineering Destination

March 30, 2024

Nutrition Tips for Mountaineers

March 22, 2024

Skills Training in Ecuador

March 19, 2024

Illiniza Norte Summit!

March 13, 2024

Quito, Ecuador Acclimatizations

March 12, 2024

Chimborazo Summit!

February 27, 2024

A Summit Streak in Ecuador

February 24, 2024

More Ecuadorian Summits: Cayambe and Illiniza Norte

February 22, 2024

Ecuador Summits

February 21, 2024

Among the Clouds on Cotopaxi

February 17, 2024

Valentine’s Day in Ecuador

February 16, 2024

Women’s Team Arrives in Quito, Ecuador

February 14, 2024

Chimborazo Summits

February 9, 2024

Summits on Cayambe and preparations for Chimborazo

February 6, 2024

South American Mountain Updates

February 3, 2024

Ecuador Field Update

January 31, 2024

Vinson Summits!

January 9, 2024

Vinson Team in Position for Summit

January 8, 2024

Vinson Team at Low Camp. Aconcagua underway

January 6, 2024

100% on top of Africa

January 6, 2024

Kili Team Readies for the Summit & other MTN News

January 5, 2024

Mountain Updates

January 3, 2024

New Years’ Eve News From the Mountains

January 1, 2024

Aconcagua/Antarctica Updates

December 30, 2023

Mtn News From the Southern Hemisphere

December 28, 2023

Christmas News from the Mountains

December 27, 2023

Vinson – 100% on Top of the Bottom of the World

December 25, 2023

Vinson Team Moving Up

December 23, 2023

Aconcagua Teams on Approach

December 23, 2023

Vinson 1 Team Heading to Low Camp

December 22, 2023

Vinson Team Ready To Go!

December 18, 2023

Cayambe Summits!

November 14, 2023

Illiniza Summits!

November 12, 2023

Training on Cotopaxi

November 10, 2023

Ecuador Team Tours Quito and Acclimatizes

November 8, 2023

Denali Team at 11k Camp

June 22, 2023

Morning of 20th May

May 20, 2023

10x Lhotse Summits! 19th May News

May 19, 2023

18th May 44x Everest & 6x Lhoste Summits

May 18, 2023

18th May – Off to the Summit

May 18, 2023

First Summit Team Safely Back to Camp

May 18, 2023

17th May 26x SUMMITS

May 17, 2023

Off to the Summit

May 17, 2023

Up the Lhotse Face

May 16, 2023

Happy Mother’s Day from Everest!

May 15, 2023

Summit Bid Progression

May 14, 2023

Summit Bids Underrway

May 12, 2023

Second Rotations & Patience

May 7, 2023

Updates from the Everest Team

May 5, 2023

Second Wave of Second Rotations

May 3, 2023

Returning to Base

April 29, 2023

Continued Progress on Everest

April 27, 2023

Comings and Goings on Everest

April 26, 2023

Updates from EBC

April 23, 2023

Puja paving the way

April 20, 2023

Updates from the Khumbu – 15th April

April 15, 2023

Happy Easter from the Khumbu

April 10, 2023

Updates from the EBC Trail

April 7, 2023

Updates from the Khumbu Valley

April 5, 2023

Up the Valley

April 3, 2023

Starting the Trek to Everest

April 2, 2023

CTSS Everest 2023 is Underway!

March 31, 2023

Aconcagua Summits

February 16, 2023

Aconcagua Summits while the main team are in position

February 15, 2023

Aconcagua Team Rests at Camp 2

February 14, 2023

Updates from Aconcagua

February 13, 2023

Updates from Aconcagua

February 11, 2023

100% on top of Aconcagua today

February 8, 2023

Updates from Aconcagua

February 7, 2023

From Cayambe to Otavalo

February 7, 2023

Aconcagua Team Updates

February 6, 2023

Aconcagua Updates

February 4, 2023

Success on Illiniza Sur

February 4, 2023

Aconcagua Team Updates

February 3, 2023

Ecuador Team Prepares for First Summit

February 2, 2023

Aconcagua Private Team hits Camp 1

February 2, 2023

Time to get climbing in Ecuador!

February 1, 2023

Ecuador Team Expedition Kicks Off

January 30, 2023

Ecuador Cayambe Summits!

January 30, 2023

Ecuador Team Moves out of Quito

January 26, 2023

Vinson Team Back to Union Glacier

January 6, 2023

100% on top of Kili

January 5, 2023

High on Kili

January 4, 2023

Vinson Team Back to Base Camp

January 4, 2023

Aconcagua Summits!

January 3, 2023

100% on top of Vinson!

January 3, 2023

Happy New Year

January 2, 2023

Happy New Year & News from 3 of the Seven

December 31, 2022

Vinson & Aconcagua Updates

December 30, 2022

Vinson Climbers Ready to Fly & Team 2 Arrive in Punta

December 28, 2022

Aconcagua Team Carries to Camp 2

December 28, 2022

Christmas Summits on Vinson!

December 26, 2022

Aconcagua Team Carry to C1

December 26, 2022

Blue Bird Days for our Vinson Teams

December 24, 2022

Aconcagua Team at Base Camp

December 24, 2022

Low Camp on Vinson

December 23, 2022

A Quick Update from Vinson

December 21, 2022

Aconcagua team about to take to the trail

December 21, 2022

Aconcagua Kicks Off

December 20, 2022

Vinson Season Kicks Off

December 19, 2022

Aconcagua Summit!

December 18, 2022

Ecuador Update: Views, a Birthday, and Cayambe

December 6, 2022

Ecuador Expedition Exits Quito

December 1, 2022

Cayambe Summits!

November 13, 2022

Summits on the Illinizas

November 11, 2022

Technical Training in Ecuador

November 9, 2022

Acclimatization in Ecuador

November 8, 2022

Manaslu Team in Kathmandu

October 4, 2022

Holding Pattern on Manaslu

September 29, 2022

Climbers & Sherpa Safe on Manaslu

September 26, 2022

Manaslu Summit Prep

September 25, 2022

Manaslu Acclimatization Complete

September 22, 2022

Second Rotation on Manaslu

September 20, 2022

Rest Days and Rain on Manaslu

September 18, 2022

Camp 2 on Manaslu

September 15, 2022

Uphill Plans

September 13, 2022

Rest Easy on Manaslu

September 11, 2022

Settling in at Manaslu Base Camp

September 9, 2022

Manaslu Team Heads to Basecamp

September 6, 2022

Sando & photos from the trail to Manaslu

September 4, 2022

Manaslu Team on the Move

August 31, 2022

Kili Team Tops Out

July 24, 2022

Kili Team Tackle Baranco Wall

July 22, 2022

Kili Team Up to Barranco Camp

July 21, 2022

Ecuador Team Wraps Up

July 18, 2022

100% Cotopaxi Summits

July 14, 2022

Weather on Cayambe, on to Cotopaxi!

July 12, 2022

Volcan Imbabura in the bag!

July 9, 2022

Ecuador Team Acclimatizing Well

July 8, 2022

Everest/Lhotse Season Summit List

May 17, 2022

Manal – 1st Egyptian Woman to Summit Everest

May 16, 2022

Lhotse Summits!

May 15, 2022

More 14th May Everest Summits

May 14, 2022

More Everest Summits!!

May 14, 2022

Second Everest Summit Bid Begins

May 14, 2022

Going Up & Back to Base

May 13, 2022

100% Lhotse Summits

May 13, 2022

Summiteers Back to the South Col & Next Wave Moving Up

May 12, 2022

100% On Top! Summits on Everest!!

May 12, 2022

Safely at the South Col

May 11, 2022

Summit Bids Upon Us

May 11, 2022

Teams in Western Cwm and on Lhotse Face

May 10, 2022

Summit Bids Begin!

May 9, 2022

Resting at BC, Summit Rotation Begins

May 8, 2022

Acclimatisation Nears Completion

May 5, 2022

Unsettled weather on the way to C2, C3

May 3, 2022

First Rotation Wrapping Up

May 1, 2022

Excellent Weather, Excellent Climbing on Everest

April 27, 2022

Trekking and 3 Peaks Wrap Up, Everest Teams Move Higher

April 26, 2022

First Rotation to C1, Island Peak and Namche

April 24, 2022

Training Days and Lattes at Everest

April 21, 2022

Puja & Pokalde

April 19, 2022

Waving goodbye to Lobuche

April 16, 2022

More Summits & Home Sweet Home at EBC

April 14, 2022

Summits on Lobuche

April 13, 2022

CTSS Teams Closing in on Lobuche

April 12, 2022

Lobuche BC, Pheriche, and Tengboche

April 10, 2022

CTSS Everest Teams in Khumbu Valley

April 8, 2022

Everest Teams on the Move

April 5, 2022

Up to Namche, Into Lukla, Rolling into KTM – Everest 2022 News

April 3, 2022

Everest 2022 Underway

April 1, 2022

Aconcagua Summits!

February 11, 2022

Ecuador Team Wraps Up

February 10, 2022

Aconcagua Team Prepped for the Summit

February 10, 2022

Cayambe and Hot Springs

February 8, 2022

Aconcagua Team at Camp 2

February 8, 2022

Ecuador: 100% Success on Cotopaxi

February 4, 2022

Aconcagua Team Ready to Climb

February 4, 2022

Aconcagua Team to Basecamp

February 3, 2022

Ecuador Team Heads to Cotopaxi

February 3, 2022

And They’re Off!

January 31, 2022

Aconcagua Team Ready in Mendoza

January 30, 2022

Aconcagua Team Wraps Up

January 17, 2022

Summits on Aconcagua

January 13, 2022

Aconcagua Team On Their Summit Push

January 12, 2022

Aconcagua Rest Day, Vinson Team Fly Out

January 11, 2022

Aconcagua Carry to C3. Vinson Team Still at Vinson Base Camp

January 10, 2022

More Vinson Summits

January 8, 2022

Camp 2 on Aconcagua

January 8, 2022

Aconcagua moving up

January 6, 2022

Back to Base

January 5, 2022

Aconcagua Team Acclimatizing at Base Camp

January 5, 2022

Team on Top

January 4, 2022

Vinson Team Positioned for the Summit

January 3, 2022

Acclimatization on Aconcagua

January 3, 2022

On the Trail to Aconcagua

January 2, 2022

Champagne on ice! Happy New Year from Antarctica

January 1, 2022

Aconcagua Kicks Off

December 31, 2021

Flying High Into & Out of Antarctica

December 30, 2021

Summits, Hot Showers & Home Time for Vinson Team 1

December 29, 2021

How to Get Sponsorship for Mountaineering

December 28, 2021

Top of the Bottom of the World

December 27, 2021

Vinson Summit Day Tomorrow

December 26, 2021

Vinson Team at High Camp

December 25, 2021

Vinson Team at Low Camp

December 23, 2021

Team Arrived at Vinson Base Camp

December 22, 2021

Windy in Antarctica

December 21, 2021

Vinson 1 Team fly onto the Ice

December 20, 2021

Mountaineering Gear Guide: Upper Body Layering System

December 16, 2021

Ecuador Team Flying Home

November 15, 2021

Electric Storms on Cayambe

November 10, 2021

Cotopaxi Summits

November 8, 2021

Training on Cotopaxi

November 5, 2021

Gaining Altitude in Ecuador

November 4, 2021

Ecuador Team at the Equator

November 3, 2021

In Tribute to Brent Seal

October 3, 2021

Cruising to Camp 4 on Manaslu

September 27, 2021

Manaslu Camp 3

September 27, 2021

Manaslu Team to Camp 2

September 25, 2021

The Summit Begins on Manaslu

September 24, 2021

Base Camp Bliss

September 22, 2021

Second Rotation Complete

September 20, 2021

Manaslu Team on the Move

September 17, 2021

ZZZzz at Camp 1

September 15, 2021

Puja & Progress on Manaslu

September 13, 2021

Manaslu Base Camp

September 10, 2021

Samaguan

September 9, 2021

…The Trail to Manaslu…

September 4, 2021

Manaslu Team on the Move

September 1, 2021

Manaslu Team Arrives in Kathmandu

August 30, 2021

Summits and Smoke on Baker

August 13, 2021

Blue Skies on Baker

August 11, 2021

Baker in the Clouds

August 10, 2021

A Mountain Guide’s Gear Tips

August 4, 2021

How to Choose the Right Mountaineering Boots

August 4, 2021

How to Size an Ice Axe

August 4, 2021

Cyclone Yaas & A Close to our Everest Season

May 27, 2021

Record Breaking Double Header Summit

May 24, 2021

Lhotse & Everest Summits

May 23, 2021

CTSS Summit Teams in Position

May 22, 2021

Summit Teams at C3

May 22, 2021

Everest and Lhotse teams at C2, C3

May 21, 2021

Continuing Forward, Upward

May 20, 2021

In Tribute to Pemba Tashi Sherpa

May 19, 2021

Summit Teams at C1 and C2

May 18, 2021

Weather Window!

May 17, 2021

Safely Back to Camp

May 12, 2021

100% of Wave 1 on Summit!

May 12, 2021

South Col on the Summit Bid

May 11, 2021

First Summit Wave at Camp 3

May 11, 2021

Summit Season Upon Us

May 9, 2021

Safely Back to Base

May 7, 2021

Quickly to Camp 3

May 6, 2021

Snow Up High

May 5, 2021

Second Rotations on Schedule

May 4, 2021

Rotations & Rest

May 2, 2021

Back To Base

May 1, 2021

New High Points

April 30, 2021

Tagging Camp 3

April 29, 2021

Teams at EBC, C1 and C2

April 28, 2021

.Camp 2 for Lunch

April 26, 2021

Western Guided Team Back to Base & Next Crew Heading Up

April 25, 2021

Storm Clearing on Everest

April 23, 2021

Snow on Everest, 3 Peaks Team Presses On

April 22, 2021

The Climbing Begins

April 21, 2021

Puja Photos

April 19, 2021

An Auspicious Day

April 18, 2021

Lobuche, that’s a wrap

April 16, 2021

Lobuche Summit, Training at EBC

April 16, 2021

Wrapping up Lobuche, on to EBC

April 15, 2021

A look at Lobuche

April 14, 2021

First Team moves Out, Last Team up on Lobuche

April 14, 2021

High Above Pheriche

April 12, 2021

2/3rds to Lobuche

April 10, 2021

The Haze Clears

April 9, 2021

Lobuche, Pheriche, Deboche

April 9, 2021

Trekkers Approaching Lobuche Base Camp, Moving up the Khumbu

April 8, 2021

All teams trekking towards EBC

April 7, 2021

Everyone in the Khumbu (well, almost!)

April 5, 2021

Everest Base Camp Trek Continues

April 4, 2021

Into the Valley

April 3, 2021

Busy Days for Everest Team in Kathmandu

April 1, 2021

Everest 2021 Officially Underway

March 30, 2021

Adventure Continues in Ecuador

February 10, 2021

Good Weather, More Summits

February 8, 2021

Roses & Rest in Ecuador

February 7, 2021

Summits on Cotopaxi

February 5, 2021

Snow School On Cotopaxi

February 3, 2021

To Pasachoa and Beyond

February 3, 2021

Underway in Ecuador

February 1, 2021

Snowy Finish

July 21, 2020

Perfect Terrain for Beginners

July 19, 2020

Aussie Alpine Academy off to a Bluebird Start

July 18, 2020

The Everest Experience Lecture Series

May 15, 2020

CTSS Corona Virus Update

April 2, 2020

Sherpa Team Training

March 11, 2020

Final Everest Packing

February 28, 2020

Aconcagua Reflections

February 19, 2020

Back at Base

February 17, 2020

Summits on Aconcagua

February 16, 2020

Ready for the Summit

February 15, 2020

C3 Plans

February 13, 2020

Camp 2 Carry

February 11, 2020

Moving Up

February 11, 2020

Summits & Ascents

February 10, 2020

Carry to Camp 1 Complete

February 9, 2020

Green in the Andes

February 8, 2020

Aconcagua Updates

February 7, 2020

Penitentes

February 5, 2020

Into The Park

February 5, 2020

Meeting in Mendoza

February 3, 2020

Team Tags Camp 1

February 1, 2020

Private Team arrives at Aconcagua Base Camp

January 31, 2020

In the Air

January 22, 2020

Waiting on the Weather

January 19, 2020

Awaiting the Planes

January 18, 2020

100% on top of Vinson

January 16, 2020

Happy at High Camp

January 15, 2020

High Camp

January 14, 2020

At Low Camp

January 13, 2020

Sitting Pretty

January 12, 2020

Weather Holds at VBC

January 11, 2020

Bird in the Sky

January 9, 2020

Antarctic Updates

January 8, 2020

Holding at High Camp

January 6, 2020

Aconcagua Summits & Safe Descents

January 4, 2020

Vinson Team at Rest

January 3, 2020

Updates from the Mountains

January 2, 2020

Antarctic Switch

December 31, 2019

Asma Summits & Updates from Aconcagua

December 31, 2019

Forward Motion on Aconcagua

December 29, 2019

Vinson Team Back at UG

December 29, 2019

100% on Top in Antarctica

December 28, 2019

A bit chilly in Antarctica!

December 27, 2019

Upward on Aconcagua

December 27, 2019

Vinson Team at Low Camp & Aconcagua on Schedule

December 24, 2019

Vinson Team on the Mountain

December 23, 2019

Blue Skies on Aconcagua

December 23, 2019

Aconcagua Update

December 21, 2019

…Vinson Team playing the Wait Game…

December 20, 2019

Aconcagua Underway

December 20, 2019

Vinson Season Underway

December 18, 2019

Kili Team Down Safe & Sound

December 10, 2019

100% on top of Kili

December 8, 2019

Poised for the Summit

December 8, 2019

Barranco Wall

December 6, 2019

Kilimanjaro Private Begins

December 3, 2019

Ecuador 4 Summits in 10 Days

November 15, 2019

100% on Cayembe

November 10, 2019

All-Conditions Day on Cotopaxi

November 7, 2019

Cotopaxi Team In Position

November 6, 2019

Team Ecuador Tag 15,000 ft

November 5, 2019

Ecuador Underway

November 4, 2019

Big Year Ahead

October 16, 2019

Manaslu Wrap Up

October 3, 2019

Manaslu Team Safely Back At Camp 2

October 1, 2019

Summit Bid on Manaslu Continues

September 30, 2019

Manaslu up to Camp 3 Today

September 30, 2019

Camp 2 on Manaslu

September 29, 2019

…Manaslu Team Ready…

September 27, 2019

Tagged C3, Acclimatization Complete

September 25, 2019

Summit Ropes Fixed on Manaslu

September 24, 2019

Progress on Manaslu

September 23, 2019

Mike’s Top 5 Gear Must Haves

September 23, 2019

Weather Abates on Manaslu

September 21, 2019

Manaslu Team Awaiting the Weather

September 18, 2019

Tagged C1 on Manaslu

September 15, 2019

…Manaslu Base Camp…

September 13, 2019

Manaslu Team Trekking In

September 9, 2019

Manaslu Team begin Trek

September 5, 2019

Manaslu Team Arrives

September 2, 2019

Kilimanjaro Summits

August 26, 2019

Farewell Elbrus, CTSS 100% On The Season

August 26, 2019

Positioned for the Summit

August 25, 2019

Sleeping Above 15,000 ft

August 25, 2019

And They’re Off

August 21, 2019

Kili Team Waves Goodbye & Another Arrives

August 20, 2019

Elbrus 100% on Top

August 16, 2019

Elbrus Team Readies for the Summit

August 15, 2019

Kilimanjaro Team Off the Mountain

August 14, 2019

100% Summit Success on Kilimanjaro

August 13, 2019

Elbrus 2 Team on the Mountain

August 13, 2019

Kilimanjaro Team Gearing Up for Summit

August 12, 2019

Kili Team Tackling Barranco Wall Today

August 10, 2019

Kili team heading up to Barranco Camp

August 9, 2019

Kilimanjaro Summits for Team Pomeroy

July 23, 2019

High Camp on Kilimanjaro

July 23, 2019

Tiger of the Snows Rainier Fundraising Climb Underway

July 22, 2019

Team Pomeroy at Karanga Camp

July 22, 2019

Team Pomeroy Safe at Shira

July 20, 2019

Kilimanjaro Up & Away

July 19, 2019

Moscow Wrap

July 12, 2019

100% on Top of Elbrus

July 7, 2019

Pastukhov Rocks

July 6, 2019

Snow School on Elbrus

July 5, 2019

Elbrus Acclimatization

July 4, 2019

Elbrus Underway

July 2, 2019

In Tribute to Chris Kulish

May 29, 2019

CTSS Everest Season Overview

May 27, 2019

100% the Summit

May 25, 2019

Rolling Everest/Lhotse Summits 2019

May 22, 2019

Progress Reports – Summits & Safe Descents

May 21, 2019

Holding at the Col

May 21, 2019

First Wave at South Col

May 20, 2019

Uphill Motion

May 19, 2019

All on Track

May 18, 2019

It’s Time! First Summit Bid Wave Heads Uphill

May 17, 2019

Big House Bash

May 16, 2019

First CTSS Summits

May 16, 2019

Ropes are In

May 15, 2019

Patience & Planning

May 13, 2019

Preparation, Rest & Readiness

May 11, 2019

A Quick Update from the Hill

May 9, 2019

Rotations, Rotations, Rotations

May 8, 2019

Sunshine & Climb

May 6, 2019

The Difference A Day Makes

May 4, 2019

Update on Cyclone Fani: Bunkered Down

May 3, 2019

Snow On the Horizon

May 2, 2019

Mini Pujas

May 1, 2019

The World’s Highest Yoga Class

April 29, 2019

Bruce’s First Brew

April 28, 2019

Climbing & Chill

April 27, 2019

The Ins and Outs of Acclimatization

April 26, 2019

Positive Progress

April 24, 2019

First Wave

April 22, 2019

The Big House at EBC

April 21, 2019

Acclimatization Continues at EBC

April 20, 2019

The Business of Base Camp

April 19, 2019

Puja

April 18, 2019

Life at EBC

April 17, 2019

Rolling in to EBC

April 16, 2019

Base Camp Bliss

April 15, 2019

More Lobuche Summits

April 14, 2019

First Lobuche Summits

April 13, 2019

Lobuche High Camp

April 12, 2019

Lobuche Acclimatization

April 11, 2019

Leaving for Lobuche

April 10, 2019

Pheriche

April 8, 2019

Debouche

April 7, 2019

Namche Bazaar

April 5, 2019

CTSS in the Khumbu

April 3, 2019

Everest 2019 Begins

April 1, 2019

Back at Aconcagua Base Camp

February 18, 2019

Aconcagua Summit

February 17, 2019

Aconcagua High Camp + Ready for a Summit Bid

February 16, 2019

Aconcagua Teams at Camp 2

February 14, 2019

Aconcagua Teams Carry to Camp Two

February 13, 2019

Camp One & Windy

February 12, 2019

Above Base Camp Aconcagua

February 10, 2019

Arrival at Aconcagua Base Camp

February 8, 2019

Aconcagua: Day 2 of the Trek

February 7, 2019

Aconcagua Teams on the Move

February 5, 2019

Meeting in Mendoza for Aconcagua

February 4, 2019

Orizaba Summit

January 20, 2019

Ready for Orizaba Summit

January 19, 2019

Orizaba Acclimatization

January 17, 2019

Orizaba Underway

January 14, 2019

INCOMING

December 29, 2018

Hot Shower Heaven

December 28, 2018

Watching & Waiting

December 27, 2018

White Out Christmas

December 26, 2018

It’s looking like a White Christmas

December 25, 2018

Fogged in

December 24, 2018

The Long Wait Continues

December 23, 2018

The Nature of Adventure

December 22, 2018

Still Waiting

December 21, 2018

Windy Recovery

December 19, 2018

Vinson Summit

December 18, 2018

High Camp on Vinson

December 16, 2018

Chill Days on the Ice

December 14, 2018

Hunkered in at Low Camp on Vinson

December 13, 2018

Vinson Base Camp

December 11, 2018

Off to Antarctica

December 9, 2018

Patagonia Rendezvous

December 6, 2018

Chimborazo Summits

November 14, 2018

Cayembe Summits and on to Hot Springs

November 11, 2018

Onto Cayambe

November 8, 2018

Cotopaxi Summits

November 7, 2018

Training Day

November 5, 2018

Ecuador Begins

November 3, 2018

Kili Team enjoying Safari

October 24, 2018

Kili Summit

October 21, 2018

Kili Team at High Camp

October 19, 2018

Shira Plateau

October 17, 2018

Kilimanjaro Starts Today

October 15, 2018

Cho Oyu Team back in Kathmandu

October 2, 2018

Safe at Advanced Base Camp

September 28, 2018

Cho Oyu Team Safe at Camp 2

September 26, 2018

Live Cho Oyu Summit!!

September 26, 2018

Up to Camp 2 on the Summit Push

September 25, 2018

Cho Oyu Summit Rotation

September 24, 2018

Readying for the Summit Push

September 21, 2018

Cho Oyu Camp 2 Rotation

September 19, 2018

Cho Oyu Team Settled at Camp 1

September 15, 2018

Cho Oyu Team Tags Camp 1

September 12, 2018

Advanced Base Camp

September 10, 2018

Cho Oyu Team Acclimatizing

September 6, 2018

Cho Oyu Team Headed to the Mountain

September 2, 2018

Tibet Time

August 30, 2018

Cho Oyu Underway

August 29, 2018

CTSS Safari in Tanzania

August 20, 2018

Kili Team on Top

August 17, 2018

Kili Team Readies for the Summit

August 16, 2018

Back to Base Camp

May 19, 2018

Safe Descent to Camp 2 & onward to BC

May 19, 2018

Lhotse Summits – 100% Success

May 18, 2018

Safe at the South Col

May 18, 2018

100% ON SUMMIT RIGHT NOW

May 17, 2018

Team are at the South Summit

May 17, 2018

The Everest team is off & on the move

May 17, 2018

Arrived at The South Col

May 17, 2018

Arrived at Camp 3

May 15, 2018

Everest & Lhotse Teams On The Move

May 15, 2018

Everest and Lhotse Summit Bids Begin In Earnest

May 14, 2018

The Time Has Come – Our Summit Bid Begins

May 13, 2018

Gearing Up for the Summit Bid

May 11, 2018

The Waiting Game

May 8, 2018

Camp 3 Rotation Complete

May 5, 2018

Second Rotation to Camp 2

May 2, 2018

1st Rotation Done, Time for Rest

April 25, 2018

Catching Zzzz at Camp 1

April 23, 2018

Moving Up & Out

April 23, 2018

Ready for a Rotation

April 21, 2018

Training, Training, Training

April 21, 2018

Lobuche Summits!

April 19, 2018

Time for Tents

April 12, 2018

Almost All Here

April 11, 2018

Everest 18′ Team at Tengboche.

April 9, 2018

Everest 18′ Team Acclimatizing in Namche

April 7, 2018

Everest 18′ Team Up to Namche

April 6, 2018

Arrival in the Khumbu

April 5, 2018

The Everest 18′ Team Comes Together.

April 3, 2018

Everest 2018 Begins: A Massive Logistical Undertaking

March 15, 2018

Fit to Climb: How to Get Ready & Get the Most out of Your Next Summit

February 19, 2018

Alan Arnette Features CTSS

February 12, 2018

First Solo Winter Ascent of Denali

June 2, 2015

100% Success on Elbrus!

July 29, 2014

Everest Begins! Meeting with the Ministry of Tourism

March 25, 2014

Astronaut Scott Parazynski, “Touching the Night Sky”

March 17, 2014

Aconcagua’s South Face by Willie Benegas

February 26, 2014

Everest climbers beginning their climbs

March 30, 2013

AAC 50th Anniversary of Americans on Everest Book Signing

February 22, 2013

2 Expeditions, 2 Summits on Aconcagua!

February 18, 2013

Permits on Aconcagua

February 18, 2013

Aconcagua Season!

January 3, 2013

AAC Dinner: 50th Anniversary of Americans on Everest

December 31, 2012

100% Success on Vinson Massif and South Pole Ski

December 31, 2012

High Quality Prints now available from Kalakora Gallery!

December 31, 2012

Extended interview on the REI Blog

October 10, 2012

Bradford Washburn’s West Buttress Logbook

October 9, 2012

Mike Hamill of Climbing the Seven Summits interviewed by the Valley News

October 9, 2012

“Climbing the Seven Summits” reviewed in the Seattle Times

October 9, 2012

Climbing the Seven Summits is giving away 10 signed copies of the book!

July 2, 2012

Climbing the Seven Summits reviewed by Tacoma New Tribune

July 2, 2012

100% success on Denali!

July 2, 2012

“Climbing the Seven Summits” reviewed in Action Asia Magazine

May 31, 2012

Guide Profile: Mike Hamill

May 31, 2012

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