November 21, 2012
Welcome to the trip dispatch page for Operation: Aconcagua. This is an expedition to climb the tallest peak in all of the Americas, Aconcagua, in order to raise awareness and funds for several non-profit organizations that assist our returning wounded service members. The climbing team will consist of only one primary climber, double
October 29, 2012
The guys are back in Bali after a couple of days delay trying to get out of Sugapa, and an overnight in Surabaya on the way back. It was a challenging journey, and patience wore thin at the end, but they are back to the world of International Airports and
October 27, 2012
I just spoke with Scot Woolums, calling from the small, remote village of Sugapa, deep in the rainforest of West Papua. They arrived a day early; however, there does not seem to be an option to fly out early, so it looks like they will spend the night in the
October 27, 2012
Joe and Scott are back in the village of Sugapa, along with Jacob Schmitz, who accompanied the team to the top of Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak in Oceania. The trek through the jungle was very difficult, exacerbated by heavy, almost incessant rain, and deep mud. They were fortunate that
October 25, 2012
Scott left a message today that they are hiking back through the jungle and hope to be in Sugapa tomorrow night. It sounds like things are going well, and they are making above average time. We suspect that they will be back down in the thickly canopied gorges for much
October 25, 2012
Here's Scott calling in at the end of a long day of trekking out from Carstensz. recording
October 23, 2012
Joe, Scott and Jacob are back in base camp after a big summit day. It was snowing and wet, but they persevered and reached the top. They are back down in base camp and considering the trek back down to Sugapa. Here's the guys. recording
October 22, 2012
Congratulations to Joe and Scott. They got up early this morning and got right to work climbing Carstensz Pyramid. Listen to the call from the summit! recording
October 22, 2012
After 5 big days of trekking the team reached Carstensz Base Camp! The trek has been challenging and quite rainy, but this is typical for the highlands of Papua. They are happy to be settled in to base camp and plan to summit within the next few days after they
October 20, 2012
Scott called in on the 4th morning of their trek to Carstensz to report that the weather is beautiful and they are enjoying great views of the Surinam Range on their way to Carstensz. They've faced many challenges along the way with over the boot-top mud, upset locals, and rain.
