January 16, 2025
The team is doing great and sounds like everyone is feeling good at the higher altitudes! Today they carried a load of gear up to Camp 2 for an acclimatization climb and then returned to Camp 1 for the night. They've been enjoying some beautiful weather and the mountain is
January 15, 2025
The team has enjoyed the luxury of Base Camp and they are acclimatized, rested up, and ready to climb. They packed their gear this morning and are moving up to Camp 1 today. The porters will carry the tents, food, fuel and group gear, leaving the climbers with their sleeping
January 14, 2025
Congratulations and welcome back to Rachel, Trilby and Jason, along with all the crew and guides that make these trips a success. The crew continued the trek down the mountain this morning back to the trailhead and on to a beautiful hotel. They'll enjoy showers and a big dinner tonight,
January 13, 2025
The climbers made their first foray up to Camp 1 today, up to over 16,000 feet. Today's climb was all about acclimatization. They carried some supplies up and cached them at camp, but most importantly they are stimulating the acclimatization process by climbing higher and then coming back to sleep
January 13, 2025
They all reached the summit today! Here's the check-in from Marcus: "Cumbre! We have made it to the summit and back. We left camp at midnight under an almost full moon. After six hours of hard work, we were standing on the roof of Africa! After getting the mandatory summit
January 12, 2025
The trekkers woke up in Karanga Camp this morning at an elevation of 13,000', where they are getting acclimatized after a few days at or near that elevation on the trek. Everyone is starting to feel stronger at this elevation after some "altitude headaches" for the first couple of days,
January 11, 2025
The Jan. 8 Mountain Trip Aconcagua team continues to cruise on up the mountain. On their final day of the approach hike they reached the Plaza Argentina Base Camp! Base Camp sits at nearly 14,000 feet, so this is a good spot to take an extra day or two to
January 11, 2025
The trekkers continued their traverse around Kilimanjaro, over the Lava Tower and back down to Barranco Camp today. They are acclimatizing a bit more each day and getting strong for the upper mountain. Here's the expedition update from Marcus today: "Climb high, sleep low! Today was a part of our
January 11, 2025
The team trekked up to the second approach camp in the Vacas Valley called Casa de Piedra today. It was a six-hour day and they hiked 16 km up to camp, where they arrived to find hot showers and another great meal. The team is doing great and sent some
January 9, 2025
Our second Aconcagua team of the 2024/2025 climbing season is on the mountain! Truly the “Roof of the Americas,” Cerro Aconcagua, at 22,841 feet (6,962 meters) is not only the highest mountain in South America, but also the highest peak outside of Asia. Located just east of the border between
