December 10, 2015
The winds let up and they had a beautiful rest day at Camp 2 today! Fermin (our guide) ran a load of food and fuel up to High Camp this morning after breakfast while Dennis and Jack recovered from yesterdays tough move up to Camp 2. This afternoon, Fermin and
December 10, 2015
The Mountain Trip Aconcagua team moved up to Camp 2 yesterday. They had a rough day with lots of wind and weather, but they pushed on up and set up tents at a windy Camp 2. They are doing great, a bit tired, but plan to take a rest and
December 8, 2015
The Mountain Trip Vinson expedition team is at the Union Glacier base waiting for the weather to improve a bit so they can continue their journey to Vinson base camp. The weather has prevented them from flying for another day, but they've spent that time preparing for the climb, practicing
December 7, 2015
It was a cold and windy day today, high on Aconcagua, but the skies were clear and the scenery (always) beautiful. The climbers moved a load of equipment and supplies up to Camp 2, at 17,600 ft. This "ferrying" of equipment helps a climber's acclimatization and allows the team to
December 7, 2015
The climbers, Alan, Phil, and our guide Pablo summitted Chimborazo today! Chimborazo is the highest peak in Ecuador at 20,564 ft/6,268 meters. The summit day typically starts at around 11pm the night before as we want to climb the mountain before the sun has a chance to warm things up
December 6, 2015
The first Mountain Trip Vinson expedition of the 2015/16 season is underway as the team flew to Antarctica this afternoon. They flew from Punta Arenas, Chile down to the big Antarctic base at Union Glacier where the Illyushin jet landed them on the blue ice runway. This is always a
December 6, 2015
Dennis Fernald called in from about 16,400' after the team moved up to Camp 1 today. They moved steadily up close to 3000', but fortunately they could take advantage of the trail they put in a couple days earlier. We mentioned in an previous post that there is much more
December 6, 2015
Patrick, Francisca and Joao are about to board the IL-76 cargo jet for the incredible flight south to Antarctica. The flight was scheduled for tomorrow, but the forecast for Union Glacier is looking like the winds might prevent the scheduled flight, so the plane is flying NOW! They spent the
December 4, 2015
Our lead guide Pablo Puruncajas called in after he, Alan and Phil all descended from the top of the third highest volcano in Ecuador! They had a tough day, with a moist wind covering them in rime ice as they climbed the last portion of the route, but they pushed
December 4, 2015
Jack Strickland called in after a tough day, battling wind and snow to carry loads up to 16,400'! There is a LOT of snow on Aconcagua at the moment, which is somewhat unusual for this time of year. The team shouldered their packs after a hearty breakfast at the Plaza
