January 16, 2020
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
January 16, 2020
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!!
January 15, 2020
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
January 15, 2020
The weather gods were smiling down on the team today, gifting a day for the record books: warm, calm, and sunny. Under these brilliant conditions the team moved from Camp 1 up to High Camp at 12,000'. Daniel reports that the team is feeling good and everyone did well on
January 14, 2020
Brad Foreman called in an update from Camp 1 on Mount Vinson. The team is taking a rest and acclimatization day today, as Camp 1 is located at about 10,000', a bit elevation gain from Base Camp at 7,000'. They spent the day eating well, as keeping your body fueled
January 14, 2020
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
January 13, 2020
Richard Rollins called in from the Branscomb Glacier in Antarctica. The team was able to fly to Vinson Base Camp, and they stepped off the plane ready to move! Rather than taking a day to organize, as is common on Vinson, the team prepped while at Union Glacier so that
January 12, 2020
Will Devries called in the team's first dispatch from the field! Expedition climbing is never dull (well - sometimes it can be!), and we really appreciate Will sharing some of the... less romantic aspects of expedition life. The team had a nice breakfast at Penitentes before loading up and driving
January 12, 2020
The Mountain Trip Vinson Team made it to basecamp today! They caught a break in the weather and the ski-equipped twin otter planes flew them from their temporary home at Union Glacier to the base camp at the foot of Mount Vinson at just over 7000 ft. The views from
January 11, 2020
Our January Aconcagua team is assembled in Argentina and poised to head up the trail tomorrow morning. Three climbers will be accompanied by our long time Aconcagua guide, Fermin Avila, who just summitted Aconcagua for the 30th time just over a week ago. Aconcagua is the tallest peak in South
