February 9, 2015
Dave called in from 18,000' as the team spent the evening hours in his and Fermin's tent, while a bit of snow fell and the wind blew outside. The wind that had been predicted has materialized, and the team is hunkered down, waiting for it to slacken. I spoke with
February 8, 2015
Sophie called in from Camp 2 on the Ameghino Valley Route of Aconcagua, after the team hiked up to 6000 meters today. Camp 2 is on the east flank of the mountain, and is a fairly sheltered camp at an elevation of about 18,000' (5490 meters). The team has slowed
February 7, 2015
Lance called in this evening to report on their windy rest day at Camp 2 today. The skies were clear, but the wind was blowing at Camp 2, but the team enjoyed beautiful views, and it sounds like they are still enjoying the food that our lead guide Fermin is
February 6, 2015
The team moved up to Camp 2 today and they are still moving strong and enjoying spectacular weather. The weather may be changing a bit in the next few days, but this evening at camp 2 they are enjoying the views and eating steaks! From Camp 2 they get the
February 6, 2015
From our guide extraordinaire, Fermin.
February 5, 2015
The team enjoyed good weather for the carry to Camp 2. It's a pretty big day, with over 1,500' elevation gain (at altitude), and the team was rewarded with spectacular views. They woke up, packed up a load of food, fuel and supplies, and ascended the broad bowl of scree
February 4, 2015
Lance called in the team's report today from Camp 1. It sounds like the team is doing great and eating lots of Fermin's delicious cooking, fueling themselves for the ascent. The plan is to carry a load of equipment and supplies to Camp 2 tomorrow. Camp 2 is a beautiful
February 3, 2015
Sophie called in tonight from the January 27th Aconcagua Team after a final day of acclimatizing and resting at base camp before pushing on up the mountain. They had another beautiful day and enjoyed the last night of the luxuries of base camp, but it's time to move on. They
February 2, 2015
Today they team ate a nice breakfast in the comfort of their Base Camp dining tent and then shouldered their packs to carry loads up to 16,400′. The route up from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp starts by climbing up a rather steep bit of moraine, the rocky debris pushed
February 1, 2015
The team is enjoying a rest day at the Plaza Argentina base camp today. This is an important day for them to acclimatize to the high altitude, and recover a bit before pushing on up the mountain. They prepared their gear and food for the upper mountain, and had a
