Chris sent us the following photos from Mendoza yesterday. He, Lawrence, David and Fermin are all back in town and enjoying themselves after a long hike out from Plaza de Mulas. The expression, “horses for the barn” is really fitting on the hike through the Horcones Valley. Though the valley is spectacular, and more than…
The team dropped down from high camp to the bustling, city-like atmosphere of Plaza de Mulas today. They had a pretty easy time of it, although descending almost 6,000′ is rough on the knees by any account. They ate like kings in a comfortable dining tent and are nestled in their sleeping bags for the…
The team is back in high camp, ate some dinner and are settled in for the night after a successful effort today. They did great and are deservedly tired now. Tomorrow, after sleeping in a bit, they’ll descend to the Plaza de Mulas base camp where they’ll be back in the lap of luxury with…
David Bailey and Lawrence Cutler just called in from the summit of South America! The two climbers, with out guides Christian Kerrick and Fermin Avila are standing on top at this moment. They had a beautiful day to climb, following some incredibly high winds earlier in the week. The team was patient and deliberate, which…
The following two messages just came through from lead guide Chris Kerrick. Chris, Lawrence, David and Fermin are all at the base of the long, rocky gully known as the Canaleta, which leads right up to the summit, roughly 800′ above them. It sounds like they are doing really, really well, judging from Chris’s comments…
This report came in at about 5 am MST, about 2 hours ago. The team is headed for the summit of Aconcagua in beautiful conditions!! They called from an old hut, or rather the remains of an old hut, called Independencia, situated at about 21,000. They were still a good few hours from the summit,…
Lawrence called in this afternoon, but was cut off mid dispatch. We talked to the guys after that and they are all doing great after moving up to high camp on a beautiful warm day. It was a really amazing windless day up at over 19,000 ft on one of the windiest mountains around. Tomorrow…
Chris called this morning to check in and to let us all know that the team is resting and acclimatizing at Camp 2 today. They made a carry yesterday and everyone did well, but have decided that it makes sense to spend today letting their bodies get a bit more accustomed to the rarefied air…
It sounds like they’re having what can only be described as a darn good time… Here is Chris and David, calling in from 18,000 feet on Aconcagua: Nov 28 Acon Chris and David from 18K
Lawrence called in from Camp 2 at 18,000′. The team moved up to what is known as “Helicopter Camp” on the 9th of December under mixed weather, alternating between very hot and quite chilly. Chris also called in to report that everyone is doing great. They hiked through about a foot of snow yesterday, en…