Our Kilimanjaro team is enjoying some pre-trip luxury and relaxation before beginning their trek. Tonight they are staying in one of our favorite game camp/lodges where they’ll enjoy luxury tented accommodations that are famous in Tanzania. The Ndarakwai Ranch and Camp is a private game ranch where they’ll be able to take an evening game…
Welcome to the trip dispatches for our October 2021 Kilimanjaro Trek! We’re excited to be venturing out into the world again and our team has all arrived in Tanzania a few days early to enjoy and relax before their trek begins. The team will be ascending the Lemosho route and through the Western Breach to…
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…
The Mountain Trip Vinson team made their way down to Vinson Base Camp yesterday and are settling in to wait out the weather. They are all pretty happy and content for now after a successful summit and they’ve got plenty of good food and a big dome tent to hang out in and watch it…
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…
Guide Jacob Schmitz called in another update from the Mount Vinson 2020 Expedition, from the 16,067′ high point of Antarctica! The team called in an update essentially from another world, as they enjoyed the summit in beautiful, calm conditions, far above the ice sheet below that stretches virtually as far as the eye can see.…