January 28, 2017
Kelly Puzak called in from High Camp! The team packed up their tents and hiked about 2,000 feet up to a spot on the north ridge of Aconcagua, where they have established their high camp for the expedition. They climbed up a steep pitch above their previous camp and then
January 27, 2017
Sam Mangum called in after the team took a rest day at Camp 2, letting their bodies further acclimatize to the thin air of the upper reaches of Aconcagua. At 18,000', there is one half of the oxygen in any given volume of air as there is as sea level.
January 26, 2017
Fischer Hazen called in on behalf of the team. They took a rest day today, after pushing up to 20,000' yesterday. Fischer made a quick lap back up to High Camp today, to help ferry some more food and supplies up high for their upcoming summit bid. A couple team
January 25, 2017
Bob Vladem called in after the team pushed up to 20,000' on the north ridge of Aconcagua. They were fortunate to have good weather and moved up under clear skies with light winds. The route up from Camp 2 first climbed up a steep hill immediately above camp. This led
January 24, 2017
Michelle called in with the expedition dispatch today from Camp 1 on Aconcagua. They carried loads up to Camp 2 yesterday, and are spending today acclimating and resting back down at Camp 1. They did a bit of yoga this morning, and will get a chance to read books and
January 23, 2017
Fischer Hazen called in from Camp 1 at 16,400' today, after the team carried a load of supplies up to the site of their next camp at 18,000'. They have been graced with some amazingly nice weather and Fischer commented that it is akin to being at the beach
January 22, 2017
Kelly called in from 16,400' today, as the team settles in to life at high altitude. They packed up their tents, supplies and equipment this morning, shouldered their packs and climbed 3000' above Base Camp. The route fist climbed up a rocky moraine (the terminus of an old glacier)
January 22, 2017
Amazing weather and smiles abound here at Plaza Argentina base camp! We had an amazing hike in to this [point, with blue skies every day. In fact this is some of the warmest and nicest conditions many of the porters and guides have seen in a long time. We carried
January 21, 2017
The Aconcagua team had a day off today to recover and acclimatize before heading up to Camp 1 tomorrow. Base camp is pretty comfortable, with dining tents and a cook taking care of all of their meals. They had a nice relaxing day playing cards and eating food. These days
January 21, 2017
Fischer Hazen emailed a couple of pics from the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. These are from the Casa de Piedra camp, 3000' below where they are today.
