Trip Reports
Marty called in an update from Helicopter Camp, also known as Camp Two on Aconcagua at just shy of 18,000′. The team spent their day yesterday carrying supplies up to High Camp on the route to get a bit of acclimatization for their summit push up to 22,841′. The hike from Helicopter Camp to High…
Our Aconcagua team is in Camp 2 at nearly 18,000 ft today! They are all doing great and will be climbing up to Camp 3 tomorrow to acclimatize up at high camp and dropping off some food and gear, then descending back to Camp 2 for another night. The team snapped this group shot after…
The Mountain Trip Vinson team made their way down to Vinson Base Camp yesterday and are settling in to wait out the weather. They are all pretty happy and content for now after a successful summit and they’ve got plenty of good food and a big dome tent to hang out in and watch it…
Will Devries called in after the team carried loads from Camp 1 to 18,000′, the site of their second camp above Plaza Argentina. Everyone did great and the team is in great spirits. Carrying loads or “making a carry,” in climber-speak achieves two ends – first, it helps enable teams to move the large quantity…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in another update from the Mount Vinson 2020 Expedition, from the 16,067′ high point of Antarctica! The team called in an update essentially from another world, as they enjoyed the summit in beautiful, calm conditions, far above the ice sheet below that stretches virtually as far as the eye can see.…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in an update on the Vinson team on their approach to the 16.067′ summit! At the time of the call, they had reached the summit ridge, just about an hour and a half of climbing below the summit. The team will most likely call in once they reach the summit as…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in on behalf of the Mountain Trip Vinson Expedition, just five minutes away from departing High Camp, headed for the summit! The team took a rest day yesterday after ascending the steep and exposed fixed lines to reach their High Camp, at approximately 12,500′. The route up to high camp climbs…
Our Aconcagua team climbed up to Camp 1 today at over 16,000 ft, they cached some gear up there and returned to basecamp for another delicious dinner. Today they started the process of “climbing high and sleeping low” where they’ll climb up to increasingly higher altitudes to stimulate acclimatization. Everyone did great today climbing up…
Plaza Argentina is quite a comfortable landing spot for the climbers, and one of the perks of being at Plaza Argentina is intermittent cell service. Fermin took advantage of service to shoot us a few photos from the previous days. Enjoy!!
Marty called in a jolly report today from Base Camp at Plaza Argentina. The team rested, relaxed, and organized their equipment to make the push up the mountain. Marty reports that the winds are calm and the skies clear, wonderful conditions. The plan is to move a load of equipment and supplies to Camp 1…