Hello from the EBC team! Today we moved from our quaintly perched tea house in Tengboche to Dingboche. A five-hour hike up the Khumbu valley took us out of the trees and into the alpine. Perched directly underneath Ama Dablam with a skyline full of 7,000-meter peaks and a few at 8,000 meters, Dingboche sits…
Today the trekking team headed up to the village of Namche Bazaar at an altitude of 11,300 feet. It’s a long uphill from the Bhote Khosi River bridge up to the village, but the views into the Himalaya just get bigger every step of the way. Namche is the “capitol” of the Khumbu region and…
The climbers summited Aconcagua at 22,841 feet (6,961 meters) on Monday and were back in a nice hotel in Mendoza by Tuesday night. They left High Camp yesterday morning, descending to Base Camp by mid-day and hopped on a helicopter for the ride back out to the trailhead where a van was waiting to take…
The weather improved over the last day-and-a-half, and the team was able to move up to Camp 3 yesterday (Sun, Feb. 6). This morning they woke up early and left high camp for the summit at 5:30 a.m. We’re getting occasional updates today from Base Camp, communicating via radio with the guides on the hill,…
It was another night of wind and snow up at more than 17,000 feet at Camp 2 on Aconcagua. The big storm passed overnight, and the weather improved through the day today. They were able to get out of the tents and walk around a bit after a couple of days of weather delays. The…
Chris made the call for the team’s expedition dispatch today from Camp 2 at 17,700 feet (5,400 meters). They’re still waiting out some weather and watching it snow up there today. They awoke to some mild AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) symptoms this morning, which is normal as they acclimate to this high altitude. The feeling…
Josie called in from Camp 2 on a snowy day as they enjoyed dinner in the tent. They are getting some time to read and relax a bit while they wait for the weather to change. Everyone is in good spirits and doing well. These storms don’t usually last too long on Aconcagua, so they…
Lead guide, Fermin, called in to report that the team is taking a rest day today at Base Camp. It’s a cold, but lovely, day with new snow accumulation. The plan is for the team to continue ascending higher up the mountain tomorrow. Here’s Fermin: Recording
Josie called in an update from the Aconcagua team at base camp. They climbed up to Camp 1 with some equipment to cache for their move, and more importantly, to continue their acclimatization process. They’ll make a couple of climbs up above base camp in the next few days, returning to sleep at base camp.…
The team is settled in at the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp on Aconcagua for a few days of acclimatizing and recovering. They’ll go for some hikes up higher on the mountain to get their bodies ready for the move to higher altitude and thinner air in the next few days. For now, they are…