Yesterday was a flurry of activity! The team packed up their camp at the 20,000′ White Rocks high camp and made the long descent down to the hustle and bustle of the mountain’s biggest base Camp. Plaza de Mulas is located at just over 14,000′ on the west side of the mountain. Our team approached…
This morning we have an ecstatic report from the December 23rd team. They are busy breaking down camp in preparation for the 6,000 ft descent to Plaza de Mulas, where they will find a hot meal and some much deserved rest. Good work, guys! Here’s a report from each member of the team: recording
Joe Butler called little bit ago to let us all know that the entire team is nestled back in their tents at High Camp. They had a great day, but it is a big, tough day and they were a bit too cozy in their tents to leave us an audio post this evening. Joe…
Joe Butler just called from the summit of Aconcagua. The entire team made it to the top on a beautiful morning. The clouds have started to roll in and some of the group have started their descent. Joe and Jack Hill are the last on top, lingering to take in the views and enjoy their…
Joe Butler called in from the team’s 20,000′ high camp to tell us that they are gearing up and about to head out of the tents to make a bid for the summit of Aconcagua! The night sounds perfect, the weather looks favorable and everyone feels really good, so let’s keep our fingers crossed as…
Joe called in from High Camp on Aconcagua this afternoon. They made the relatively short move up to camp this morning and are now eating and resting in preparation for heading for the summit early tomorrow morning. They are all doing well up at high camp at over 19,000 ft and the forecast is looking…
Our heroes are taking a day to rest, acclimate, and recover today after carrying loads up to high camp yesterday. They are hoping to be able to go to the summit on the 9th, so they’ll move up to high camp tomorrow morning and get in position to take a shot at the top. It…
One of the Maalouf brothers called in a post from Camp 2 on Aconcagua. I’m fairly certain that a special someone out there can help me identify which of the two brothers left the message, so please leave us a comment, identifying who it is!! The team moved camp up to what is often called…
The team moved out of the comforts of base camp and climbed up to Camp 1 today. They pitched tents and started in on making some dinner up at over 16,000 ft. Everyone is feeling good and acclimatized after spending 4 nights down at base camp before moving up. Tomorrow they’ll push even higher up…
This is a great audio post from Jack. The team had a rest day today after a big day yesterday, and champagne last night. Jack does a great job of painting a picture of what a day at base camp is like. Here’s the audio post. recording