The team carried a pile of gear, food and fuel up to their next camp today, then returned to Camp 1 to spend another night. It was a beautiful day and everybody did great ascending the 2000+ ft to “Helicopter Camp” in just 4 hours. They climbed to over 18,000 ft today, but will return…
Here’s Paul with the evening update from Camp 1 on Aconcagua. They had another lovely day, albeit with a bit of the ever present wind. We’ve heard from Dave, John, and Joe (guide) who are back in Mendoza and doing fine. Dave is doing great and they are hoping to enjoy a day or…
Jacob called in on the teams rest/acclitization day with updates from the mountain. He didn’t mention that Dave and John Strange have left the trip today, after Dave wasn’t feeling well on the way down from their carry to C1 yesterday. We asked Jacob not to mention it until Dave was able to communicate with…
Joe Rudy called in with a report from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp at the top of the Relinchos Valley on the eastern flank of Aconcagua. The team moved up the steep and narrow Relinchos Valley on the 27th, which branches westward from the broader Vacas Valley that they had hiked for two days from…
Dave Strange had the honors of calling in the dispatch tonight from “Plaza Argentina” which is base camp for the team. They had another beautiful day, and were able to take a leisurely pace up to camp and enjoy the views of Aconcagua along the way. They arrived in base camp to a private dining…
The team continued up the Vacas Valley to the camp called Casa de Piedra today, trekking in beautiful weather. It was a 5-6 hour hike today and from their new location they have their first real views of Aconcagua. Everyone is doing great and getting into the rhythm of expedition life. Tomorrow they make the…
The team hiked into the mountains today to their first camp at a place called Pampa de Lenas. They had a beautiful warm day to start their expedition and arrived in camp by 4pm this afternoon. For dinner tonight they enjoyed a traditional Asada which is a variety of steak and sausages cooked over an…
Jacob called in this evening from the ski lodge at Penitentes. They are spending one last night in a bed before starting the trek towards Aconcagua base camp tomorrow. Click on the link and listen to Jacob. We hope to get daily reports from the team, so follow along and listen to their progress. recording…
Jacob emailed a photo from in front of the Executive Hotel in Mendoza. The team is en route up to the small ski resort of Penitentes, where they will finalize their packing and pass loads along for the arrieiros (mule drivers) to load onto their mules for the hike into Base Camp.
The team met yesterday as the last of the crew arrived in Mendoza. They did the final checks to be sure that everyone had the gear they needed, and then retreated to a local pub for a “Team Meeting” before dinner. They enjoyed the classic steak and Malbec dinner in Mendoza at A Zafran in…