Congratulations to the climbers who reached the summit on Dec 15th! They descended to base camp today, dropping down into the thick, warm air and back to the hospitality of our comfortable base camp scene. It looks like they had a great trip and some beautiful weather when they needed it most. Tomorrow, they’ll trek…
They went to the summit today and they’re all back down in high camp for the night. We haven’t heard details, but they are doing great and had a successful day with a 14 hour round trip to the top of Aconcagua. They’ll sleep in a bit in the morning at high camp, and then…
The climbers were able to explore around Camp 2 on an acclimatization hike today. They visited the old crashed helicopter that gives C2 the name Helicopter Camp. This helicopter crashed in the 80’s and has been well preserved in the high, dry, cold atmosphere of Aconcagua. Thiyag, James, and Fermin are doing great and still…
The climbers are at Camp 2 today waiting out the winds. They moved up to Camp 2 (18,000ft/5480m) yesterday, December 11, in under 3 hours from Camp 1, so they are moving strong! They woke up this morning and had another nice breakfast, then tried to climb up to Camp 3 for a bit of…
Mountain Trip Aconcagua December 3, 2024 team update: Good evening, James Partridge here on December 10th. Today was a load carry from Camp 1 up to Camp 2, and elevation gain of about 1,600 ft. As this load carry is a shorter day, we started around 10:30 after a nice breakfast. Fermin cooked eggs, bacon,…
The climbers spent their last night in base camp and headed up the mountain this morning to Camp 1 (16,300ft/4,970 m) as they continue to move on up the mountain. They’ve been enjoying the luxuries of base camp for several nights, with the excellent cook and heated dining tent, but that’s not what they are…
The team had a day of rest, acclimatization and recovery yesterday enjoying the little luxuries of the Plaza Argentina base camp. Today they got back to work and made their first trip up to Camp 1 for an acclimatization round. The climb takes them up from basecamp at 13,800 ft, up through some interesting snow…
The team arrived at the Plaza Argentina basecamp today! Day 3 of the trek brought them up the Relinchos Valley to the base of Aconcagua and the Plaza Argentina basecamp. The basecamp is quite civilized with cooks, dining tents, and great food! They’ll spend a couple of days here acclimatizing and enjoying the comforts of…
The team woke up in tents for the first time of the trip this morning at their first trekking/approach camp, Pampas de Lenas. After coffee and breakfast, they broke camp, loaded their gear on the Mules, and continued the hike up the Vacas Valley towards basecamp. They trekked up the valley for just over 5…
Our first Aconcagua team of the 2024/2025 climbing season is on the mountain! Truly the “Roof of the Americas,” Cerro Aconcagua, at 22,841 ft. (6,962 meters) is not only the highest mountain in South America, but also the highest peak outside of Asia. Located just east of the border between Chile and Argentina, the glaciated…