Field Touring Alpine Dispatch & Trip Report Centrale

Overview

With the recent renovations of our web site done we are now adding back in our older dispatch pages and trip reports and you will find links here to them as we get them back on line. If you have a favorite trip you want to read about again let us know and we will move it up in the cue! We hope you enjoy the words and images as you read!

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ARGENTINA | ECUADOR| NEPAL | PAKISTAN

Argentina

more coming soon!

Aconcagua 2006 90% on top!
We had a nice small team this year and they had loads of fun with Martin Girodo who led the trip (his 5th year with us). As usual the team had a superb time joining Martin on his honey farm after the big climb!
Learn more about our Aconcagua False Polish trips for 2007&2008

Aconcagua Winter Expedition 2005 Summits!
Our team managed to put on multiple summit attempts and place 2 on the summit. The other team member's high points were the base of the Canaleta, Independencia Hut and White Rocks. Thus all 5 managed over 20,000ft on Aconcagua in winter - impressive stuff!

Ecuador

more coming soon!

Ecuador March 2006
Our March team summitted 4 peaks over 10 days including Pasachoa, Pinichincha, Illinizas Norte and Cotopaxi. FTA guide Felipe Jacome once again demonstrated his superb leadership and helped to make this a thoroughly rewarding experience for all involved
Read more about our Ecuador programs

Ecuador Volcanoes January 2006 All 5 Summits reached!
All team members reached the summits of Imbabura (4610m), Cayambe (5780m), Illinizas Norte (5116m) and Cotopaxi (6870m) and reported hard effort and rewarding climbing. Two members additionally reached the summit of Chimborazo (6310m) on an exceptionally cold day. We congratulate the team for a safe and successful trip!
Learn more about our trips to ecuador

Nepal

Ama Dablam 2008 Climb and Everest Base Camp Trek

We will be getting under way on October with two trips confirmed for this year. Join either Sean James in October or Chris Szymiec in November! We already have a teams assembling for both with spots available on either trip. We also have a trekking team joining our groups all the way to base camp. The trekkers will then be continuing on the Everest Base Camp and crossing the Cho La to visit the Gokyo region before rejoining the team. Time permitting we will join up for a side trip to Island peak!. This dispatch page will be live in late september or sooner. Let us know if you want to follow along by emailing to info@fieldtouring.com.

see the dispatch home for Ama Dablam 2008 | see the 2008 expedition postcard

 

Cho Oyu 2008

Our 2008 Expedition will be under way Sept 7th in Kathmandu and be led by Stu Remensnyder. We have room for 5-6 more climbers and also can offer BC support for interested independent parties. We'll be going live in late August or sooner

read the dispatches for Cho Oyu 2008 | see info page for Cho Oyu

 

Tharpu Chuli 2008

Our confirmed 2008 Tharpu Chuli Autumn trip will be under way Sept 15th in Kathmandu and be led by Sean James. This is one of the most beautiful summits in all the himalaya with 360 views of the Annapurna range including the enormous southwest face of Annapurna, Machapucharre and more! Join the team for a trek to the Sanctuary in September or a second one beginning October 15.

read the dispatches for Tharpu Chuli 2008 (begining in September) | see info page for Tharpu Chuli

 

Ama Dablam Climb and Trek October 15 to Nov 14, 2007 and Second climb Nov 3 to Dec 3, 2007 13 summits of Ama Dablam and 4 of Island peak!

We were excited to be back for a 3rd straight year and this year added a superbly priced support trek which went on up to Everest base-camp and over the Cho La. We also added a second team arriving in Katmandu on the 3rd of Nov. Stu Remensnyder led the October team which placed 11 team members on top and Chris Szymiec led the smaller team which placed 3 or 4 on top. Our stalwart high altitude sherpa Tsering topped out on both trips! We already are taking signups for next fall and hope to fill for a 4th year in a row so let us know soon if you are interested.

See the FTA Ama Dablam information page | See the FTA Everest Base Camp Trek information page | See the 2007 dispatch page | see the 2007 expedition postcard

Cho Oyu 2007

Our 2007 Expedition got under way Sept 7th in Kathmandu and was led by Jacob Schmitz James. During a challenging season marked by high winds and heavy snow that all members but one set new personal high points and learned a great deal about how their bodies go at high altitude.

read the dispatches for Cho Oyu 2007 | see info page for Cho Oyu

Ama Dablam 2006

We had a second great season on the hill with 9 members reaching the top and even enough time that a few went over to Lobuche with 2 reaching the false summit. Great pics to see!

read the dispatches for Ama Dablam 2006 | see gallery images from 2006 | see the 2006 team postcard

Ama Dablam 2005

In 2005 we had a very successful trip placing 11 of 15 members on the summit. The trip was led by Stu Remensndyer and he was assisted by Brad Boeringer and Mike Leyden. The hard work of sherpas Lhaka Sherpa and

read the dispatches for Ama Dablam 2005 | see gallery images from 2005 | see the 2005 team postcard

 

Pakistan

Gasherbrum II 2008

Led by Chris Szymiec, FTA returns to G2 for unfinished business after last years challenging and serious season. We hope for better weather and safer climbing conditions as were seen in the record breaking 2006 season.
See the FTA GII information page | see the 2008 G2 dispatch home

Spantik 2008

Our 5th trip in 6 years to this beautiful mountain will be led by 2008 guide and summiteer Chris Szymiec. Lasts years team placed 10 members on the summit and we hope for a successful trip again in 2009!

See the Spantik 2008 dispatch home | See the FTA Spantik info page

Spantik 2007

Our 4th trip in 5 years to this beautiful mountain was led by Jacob Schmitz and assisted by Chris Szymiec.The team placed 10 members on the summit during a season which saw very few other teams do so. The success les clearly in the team approach and how hard everyone worked to make it possible from a great leadership team, a very strong group of climbers, 2 dedicated High Altitude porters and superb BC services and tasty food!

See the Spantik 2007 dispatch home | see the 2007 expedition postcard

Gasherbrum II / Gasherbrum I double-header 2007

Our team had a very demanding a challenging expedition and in the end though no member was able to step foot on the summit a number of members reached new high points and the experience gained by all members will serve them well on future 8000m peaks. Led by Ryan Waters and assisted by Dave Elmore, Blair Falahey and Grant Else, the trip was led in a safe manner during a season which saw considerable avalanche activity and a tremendous anount of snowfall. After record breaking summits in 2006, as of the end of our trip no one had reached the top by the normal route this season. We'll hope for a return to the good weather and route conditions in 2008!
See the FTA GII information page | see the 2007 G2/G1 dispatch home

K2/Broad Peak 2006

This expedition was a great success with a number of summits of Broad Peak and a significant effort made on K2. You can find excellent additional dispatches at Alan Arnette's site and Wilco van Rooijen's site. This trip is was led by Ryan Waters, Jeff Justman and was organized in conjunction with Alan Arnette.

see the FTA K2/BP dispatch home

Spantik 2006

We had a team of 10 climbers and one trekker headed to Spantik in 2006 summer and the strong team made a huge effort reaching just 50m from the top in challenging conditions. While we were stopped a scant 50m from the top due to deteriorating snow and weather, our members had their fill on a classic and remote expedition. They were the only team at that time to reach so high on the hill thanks not only to the great work of leader Sean James and his team of high altitude porters but to the strong teamwork and high fitness of our team. We thank Sean James for great leadership and congratulate the members on a superb trip
See the FTA Spantik info page | read the Spantik 2006 dispatches