January 11, 2020
Daniel Laidig called in from the Union Glacier camp in Antarctica. The team had hoped to fly to Base Camp today, but high winds and poor visibility at the Branscomb Glacier did not permit them to fly. All the climbers are seasoned veterans of previous expeditions, so they understand that
January 9, 2020
Our 2020 Mount Vinson expedition has arrived onto the southernmost continent! Jacob Schmitz called in from the Union Glacier camp, after the team flew from Punta Arenas, Chile to Antarctica. The flight took about 4.5 hours, crossing over the Drake Passage and continuing down the Antarctic Peninsula. The Russian made
January 8, 2020
Welcome to the ice, January 2020 Mount Vinson Team! Minutes ago, the team departed from Punta Arenas, bound for Antarctica! They are excited to continue further south and to begin climbing. Mount Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica lying within the Ellsworth mountain range a mere 600 miles from
January 4, 2020
Mountain Trip guide Jesse Yon called in from Mendoza, Argentina following the team's trek out from Aconcagua. They departed the Plaza De Mulas Base Camp early in the morning and hiked south for about 15 miles out the Horcones Valley. The trek took about six hours. After checking out with
January 2, 2020
The team called in a dispatch, but it was largely unintelligible. They made it back to camp, after a 12 hour round-trip to the highest point on earth outside of the Himalaya. Everyone is stoked, but they are pretty tired after their big day. They will spend tonight at High
January 2, 2020
The team is on the summit!!! Congratulations to the team, who just called in from the top of the Americas. They started in the dark at about 5:30am, climbing by headlamp for the first hour. The summit route starts up the north ridge of the mountain, and trends to the
January 1, 2020
The team moved up to high camp today, they awoke to a bit of snow, but it didn't slow them down. The climb to high camp at over 19,000ft is relatively short, but the pace is generally slow due to the high altitude and lack of oxygen to power the
December 31, 2019
Dave Montesanti gave us a ring on this last day of the decade, checking in from 18,000' at Chopper Camp. The team is doing great, feasting on pizza and steaks at one-half an atmosphere! Dave gave a nice shout out to two of the team who departed from Base Camp,
December 30, 2019
Kevin Johnson called in today from Chopper Camp, located at 18,000' on the east flank of Aconcagua. The team carried loads up to their high camp today, a flat expanse on the north ridge of the mountain that is often known as Campo Cholera, a testament to the need to
December 29, 2019
The team moved up to Camp 2 today and they are settled in and enjoying another great meal tonight. Our lead Aconcagua guide, Fermin Avila, is a great guide and an amazing mountain cook, so the team enjoys eating well up there. Camp 2 is on a gentle ridge at
