Trip Reports

Aconcagua Team at Camp 2

The guys moved up to Camp 2 today in just over 3 1/2 hours of climbing.  They are moving really well and everyone is doing great!  They enjoyed burgers for dinner tonight and tomorrow plan to use that energy to climb up to high camp for an acclimatization hike.  The weather has been great so…

Aconcagua Team Moves To Camp One

Mountain Trip Lead Guide Brian Muller called from Camp 1 on the Ameghino Valley route of Aconcagua, as our December 1st team officially starts up the mountain!  Camp 1 is located at about 16,400′, so today was a big day for the team as the climbed close to 3000 vertical feet up the east side…

December 1 Aconcagua Team reaches Plaza Argentina

Climber Mark Biegel called in another update for the December 1st Aconcagua team, who have officially reached their Base Camp! The climbers ascended from Casa de Piedra to Plaza Argentina (Base Camp), nearly 14,000′, gaining nearly 4,000′ feet of elevation–a big day in increasingly thin air! At the time of the call, the team was…