Today Duncan and Jacob carried a load of equipment and supplies to cache at Camp 2. They are back in Camp 1, preparing dinner and listening to the roll of thunder from an incoming storm. They will take a rest day tomorrow, and then if the weather cooperates, they will ascend to Camp 2. Here’s…
The guys hiked another 5-6 hours up the Vacas Valley today on their way to base camp. It was a hot and sunny day, but afternoon thundershowers developed shortly after they reached camp. They spent most of the afternoon hiding in their tents from the rain, but they didn’t miss out on an Asada dinner,…
Guide Joe Butler called in the team report today. The team pushed through the wind and moved up to High Camp yesterday afternoon. It sounds like they had a windy night, but everyone is doing well and resting safely at High Camp. The plan is to check the weather in the morning, and if the…
Todd Rutledge, co-owner of Mountain Trip, called in the team report this evening. The team made good time today hiking up the Vacas Valley, following the Vacas River, to their first camp at Pampas de Lenas . Everyone is feeling well and doing great. The team is about to sit down to a special “asado”…
Duncan called in this afternoon from Camp 1 at over 16,000 ft on Aconcagua. They moved up today and will be making a carry of food and gear up to Camp 2 tomorrow. Duncan shows off some of his Spanish language skills in this dispatch, click the link below to hear: recording
Our team is one step closer!! Wayne, Mike, Barry, Fermin and I had our team meeting yesterday and completed our equipment checks before going our to a phenomenal restaurant called Azafrans. Interestingly, we all ordered the same surf and turf entree of filet mignon and prawns. I reckon that bodes we’ll for establishing the necessary…
Guide Joe Butler called in to give a report on the team’s progress the past few days. The recording is not the best, and Joe’s voice goes in and out, but we were able to understand that the team moved to Low Camp on January 11th and had a rest day on January 12th. They…
The boys carried some food and gear up to Camp 1 at over 16,000 ft today for a little acclimatization hike. They dropped back down to base camp and will spend another full day there to give Duncan some solid acclimatization before moving higher to sleep in Camp 1. Here’s Duncan calling from base camp:…
Greetings from hot and sunny Mendoza, Argentina! Our last Aconcagua team of the climbing season is scheduled to meet tomorrow morning to finalize our preparations for an ascent of the highest peak in South America. The expedition will take us at least two weeks and we will approach the mountain via a river valley that…