December 28, 2019
Ron called in the evening dispatch from our Dec 19 Aconcagua team today. Their task for the day was to climb up to Camp 2 at around 18,000ft to acclimatize and drop off some gear before returning back down to Camp 1 for another night. They had a great day,
December 27, 2019
The team moved up to Camp 1 at 16,300ft today, leaving the comforts of basecamp behind as they move up the hill. They did great today and the winds did not have the intensity of their Christmas Day carry to Camp 1. They'll plan to make an acclimatization climb up
December 25, 2019
The team spent Christmas day climbing up to Camp 1 at over 16,000 ft to cache a bit of gear and begin acclimatizing to higher altitude. They met with their first really strong winds as they approached Camp 1, but were able to make it up there and drop off
December 24, 2019
The team is enjoying a Christmas Eve rest day in their comfy dining tent at the Plaza Argentina basecamp tonight. These rest days are all about acclimatizing and recovering before moving higher on the mountain, so this was well timed to enjoy a Christmas Eve rest day in the comforts
December 23, 2019
John Schaffer called in from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp! The team hiked about seven miles and 3000' of elevation up the steep-sided Relinchos Valley today, making it the toughest day on the trail thus far. Everyone is doing great and they are excited to enjoy the comforts of Base
December 22, 2019
Dave Montesanti called in to give us an update on the Donner Party, err... on Mountain Trip's December 2019 Aconcagua Expedition. It's good to keep a sense of humor whilst on an expedition, and, judging on today's dispatch - I reckon the team has a surplus of humor! They awoke
December 21, 2019
The team is on the move! Yesterday, they drove from Mendoza up into the rugged, arid mountains just shy of the border with Chile. They stopped for lunch in a town called Ushpallata, which gained some fame years ago as the base for the filming of the Brad Pitt film,
December 21, 2019
DECEMBER 19th ACONCAGUA TEAM Truly the “Roof of the Americas,” Cerro Aconcagua, at 22,841 ft. (6,962 meters) is not only the highest mountain in South America, but also the highest peak outside of Asia. The December 19 group met a couple of days back in the small, lively city of
August 1, 2019
Jambo (Hi)! It’s a bittersweet moment sitting on the deck at the Ngorongoro Safari Lodge. We are perched high above the Ngorongoro Crater overlooking one of the most beautiful conservation areas in the world, yet it is our last night here in Africa. Our team has enjoyed three days of
