After a long and successful summit day yesterday, the team is now down in the relatively thick air of Plaza de Mulas, situated at 14,000′ on the western side of Aconcagua. The team did great yesterday, soldiering through a 15 hour day at high altitude. The plan is to rest and eat today, with the…
Climber Will DeVries called in an update with the whole team on THE SUMMIT of Aconcagua, the highest point of the Americas! The team enjoyed calm weather for a few moments at 22,841′, with one of the most spectacular views in the world. Huge congrats to the entire team! We wish them a safe descent.…
Climber Will DeVries called in an update from the January 19 Aconcagua team at 18,000′, at Camp Two on the route, also known as “Helicopter Camp.” The team took a full rest day at Camp Two–even complete with pizza made on the camp stove and beer (which the climbers noted has a significantly increased effectiveness…
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…
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…
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…
Great update today from Marty Keogh and Will Devries, who has continued with his theme of listing misfortunes seen along the trail (Mark – I totally know what plant you you intimately discovered today… I feel for you!). Today, the crew departed Casa de Piedra at an elevation of about 10,000′ and crossed the Vacas…