Unfortunately the team has had a hard time getting satellite phone service to call in audio updates from the field. Hopefully in the coming days they will be able to get some reception from the mountain! Lead guide Fischer Hazen sent in a couple of updates on the team’s progress via InReach: “Couldn’t get service…
Welcome to Russia, July 21 Elbrus Team! A guided climb of Elbrus or Mengi Tau (Mountain of a Thousand Mountains) is a great way for climbers of all levels to experience high altitude mountaineering in a culturally rich setting. At 18,841′ Mount Elbrus is a heavily glaciated twin-coned volcano that dominates the Caucuses Range.…
July 22 Kilimanjaro Trek Our July 22 Kilimanjaro crew has arrived in Tanzania and begun their trek up the Lemosho Route, bound for the Western Breach. The rainforest is beautiful and there is a tangible sense of wilderness once the team reach higher elevations on this route–less crowded than standard routes up the mountain with…
Guide Fermin Avila called in a quick update for the team during their descent back to Mendoza after reaching the summit of Aconcagua. The team has arrived back to Mendoza and are likely enjoying well-deserved hot showers and perhaps sampling the local Malbec! Here’s some photos from summit day: Here’s Fermin!…
Guide Fermin called in a windy update from the top of Aconcagua at 22,841′! Big congratulations to the team on their accomplishment. We’ll post photos as soon as they’re available, once the team arrives back down to base camp. Here’s Fermin! recording
Mountain Trip guide Fermin Avila called in an update for the January 6 Aconcagua team, who has made it up to High Camp on the mountain. High Camp, also known as Piedras Blancas (White Rocks) sits right around 20,000′. Here’s guide Fermin! recording
Climber David Haffner called in an update on the January 6 Aconcagua team, who took a second rest day at Camp Two at 18,000′. The team did a bit of carb loading with cake for lunch and did a bit of wildlife spotting from their high (and undoubtedly windy) position on the mountain. Tomorrow, the…
It was a day to acclimate, rest up a bit and strategize for the push to high camp and on to the summit today. They are at Camp 2 at just shy of 18,000ft tonight and it sounds like everyone is doing well and benefitting from the acclimitization day. They’ll get an updated weather forecast…
Climber David Haffner called in the update today for the January 6 Team, who made the sucessfull ascent up to Camp Two! The team is in good shape but starting to feel the effects of the high altitude! You can actually hear a bit of the wind through the update. From here, the team will…
Mountain Trip Guide Fermin Avila called in an update on the team, who plans to depart Camp One and head for Camp Two at just shy of 18,000′. Fermin mentioned that everyone on the team is doing great! Today they will spend the day ascending from Camp One to Camp Two at just shy of…