December 11, 2012
Jacob called in to let us know that they were all back to camp after a 9 hour summit day. They are settling in for some hot soup and dinner before crawling into their sleeping bags for some well deserved sleep. recording
December 11, 2012
The guys called from the top of Antarctica! It’s a beautiful, but typically cold Antarctic day. They’ll snap a couple of pictures and head on back to camp in just a bit. Congratulations to Cason, Mike, Ed, and Jacob! Here's their call from the top! recording
December 11, 2012
Jacob called to check in as they approach the summit on a beautiful day in Antarctica. They are on the summit ridge, taking a slightly different route than the "normal" route and enjoying some fun climbing on a great summit day. Everyone is feeling strong and they'll plan to call
December 11, 2012
The guys woke to a beautiful day, they are feeling strong, and they are heading for the top! Here's the morning check in, and we hope to get a call from the top in a few hours. recording
December 10, 2012
The team remaining on the mountain took a day to rest and acclimatize today at Camp 2, at over 17,000 ft. They are doing great and are looking at a possible summit attempt on Wednesday if the weather cooperates a little bit for a change. They are in great spirits,
December 10, 2012
Jacob called in from the Vinson Team this morning from high camp. It looks like a nice day and they are getting prepared to head towards the top of Antarctica! We'll get updates as they progress today. Here's Jacob's call this morning. recording Updated: They called again from back at
December 9, 2012
The team moved up to high camp today and are settling in on a cold Antarctica day. recording
December 8, 2012
The November 26th team regrouped at base camp after a pretty intense wind storm a couple days ago and are back on the move. Rich, Laura, and Joe are on their way back up the mountain, and the rest of the crew is heading back to Mendoza. They've used up
December 8, 2012
We apologize for the delay in updating on Operation Aconcagua, but there has been a lot going on with this team and we wanted to be certain of all possible information before posting. Neil and Eliana made a strong bid for the summit, but tough route conditions and a fast
December 7, 2012
Cason Crane called in today's report from Low Camp. It sounds like the weather has been great, with low to no wind, and bright sunshine, which made the air temperatures actually warm! The team completed one of the hardest days of the expedition, carrying loads of supplies up the 2,000'
