January 10, 2019
It looks like the team is enjoying good weather. Thanks for the photos, Rob!
January 8, 2019
Lead Guide Fermin called in the team report today. The group hiked about eight miles up the deep Vacas Valley to their first camp at Pampas de Leñas. The hike took them through high desert terrain, with scrub plants, bristly grasses and the occasional colorful chuckawalla lizard. They walked along
January 1, 2019
Liina called in an update from High Camp, after the very accomplished team had finished a well-deserved post-summit meal. What a way to ring in 2019! We've actually just received word that the team made the trek all the way down to Base Camp on the standard route, so we
January 1, 2019
The call is a bit broken, but the team is on the summit of Aconcagua! It sounds like they got a really nice day and they are doing great. They'll descend back to high camp this afternoon and crawl into their tents for the night before heading all the way
December 31, 2018
Today, the team climbed from Camp 2 at 18,000 feet to High Camp at right about 20,000 feet! Everyone is feeling good, eating well and excited to take a shot at the summit early tomorrow morning. Adrian called in to give us the update and the excitement in his voice
December 30, 2018
Agne called in a nice report that was unfortunately dropped towards the end, but she shared some nice details about the team's waiting game at Camp 2. Everyone is in good spirits and they are planning to move up to High Camp tomorrow. The winds up high have continued to
December 29, 2018
Despite the high winds above, the team pushed loads of food and supplies to High Camp today! They worked hard, climbing a somewhat steep hill immediately above Camp 2 and then traversing up and north to access a shallow basin that drops off the north ridge of Aconcagua. Switchbacks led
December 28, 2018
Liina called in on behalf of the December 16th Aconcagua team. They are resting and watching high winds on the upper mountain, hoping for a lull in the wind. There is a significant wind event forecast for the upper mountain and so the team is hunkered down in the relative
December 27, 2018
Mountain Trip guide Fermin Avila called in a quick update on the December 16th Aconcagua team who took a rest and acclimatization day at Camp Two, aka "Helicopter Camp." The name Helicopter Camp comes from the bits and pieces of a crashed helicopter, which still adorn the camp, more than
December 26, 2018
The Aconcagua team is having a good time up at Camp 1 where they spent the day resting, acclimatizing, and strategizing about the next few days. There is a storm coming in and it looks like everyone is going to be hunkered down for a couple of days while it
