December 27, 2011
Our Aconcagua team enjoyed the last day of the luxury of base camp last night and moved on up to Camp 1 today at over 16,000 ft. They all did great today and are feeling good. This is usually one of the longer climbing days of the trip (until summit
December 27, 2011
The Vinson team is on the summit!! Everyone is standing up there right now on a beautiful day. Listen to their call from the top! recording
December 27, 2011
They are having a perfect summit day and are just a few hours from the top. The team gives a shout and is in great spirits. We hope to get the call from the top of Mt Vinson in just a couple of hours. recording
December 27, 2011
Jacob called in at 7:30 am local time to report that it is a perfect day, no winds and blue skies, and they are heading for the summit! Everyone is doing great and excited that the wait is paying off with a beautiful day. recording
December 26, 2011
Grant called in today as well from the Vinson team. It sounds like everyone is doing well and they had some time on their hands today so we got a 2nd call. Looking good for a summit attempt tomorrow! recording
December 26, 2011
Joe B had the honor of calling in today from Mt Vinson high camp. They awoke to some winds and decided to remain patient and wait for the nicer weather predicted for the next couple of days. It's been a bit windy, making it quite cold, but they are in
December 25, 2011
Nick had the honors of making the Christmas call from our Aconcagua team. They carried a load of gear up to Camp 1 today to stock up for the move up the mountain. Sounds like they are having a good time and are doing great. Listen to the call, and
December 25, 2011
Jacob called again from back in high camp after turning around a couple of hours into the day due to increasing winds. They gave it a shot, but with the Antarctic temperatures, it doesn't take much wind to make it way too cold to climb. They are back in high
December 25, 2011
Jacob called in with just the Christmas message we were hoping for! The team heard the wind abate at about 4 am, which had been blowing steadily through the night. This was the break they had hoped for, so they woke up and were in the process of eating a
December 24, 2011
Hideko called in this Christmas Eve to report that they are all doing well after a big meal and a bit of celebratory wine tonight. They are also celebrating Shlomo's birthday today, so plenty of excuses to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. Tomorrow they'll be carrying a load
