February 5, 2012
Jacob Schmitz called back as the first call from the summit was dropped. All of the climbers are on the summit and it is a crystal clear day, with barely a wisp of wind right now. They say it seems like they can see all the way to China. Everyone
February 5, 2012
The team called in from the top of South America! The sattelites dropped the call mid-message from Chris, wishing his wife a happy wedding anniversary, but I'm going to leave the post as is, because it if full of exaltation and love. Great job everyone! recording
February 5, 2012
Jacob called from the large cave at the base of the gully known as The Canaleta, which leads to the summit ridge of Aconcagua. The team is moving well and the weather looks pretty favorable. They are just a couple of hours from the summit! The Canaleta is a somewhat
February 5, 2012
The team is making great progress as Jacob called in from their first big food and water break at the old "Independencia Hut" along the route to the summit. Don't be fooled by the "Hut" in the name, it is a tiny falling down shelter, but a landmark along the
February 5, 2012
Jacob called in early this morning as they were finishing breakfast and preparing for their pre-dawn start to the summit! It is a great morning and everyone is feeling good, so they have high hopes for today. They'll continue to check in today, and we hope to get a call
February 4, 2012
Chris Jentz called in from High Camp on Aconcagua with a very important message to his wife (and everyone else too!). The team moved up to the White Rocks High Camp today under clear and calm skies. Everyone is doing great and they are hopeful that tomorrow will
February 3, 2012
Here's Steve calling in after a nice leisurely rest and acclimatization day at 18,000 ft, Camp 2. They slept in this morning, and enjoyed a relaxing day while the guides carried loads of food and fuel up to stock their high camp where they plan to move tomorrow. It was
February 2, 2012
Well it sounds like they are having a good time still up there on Aconcagua. They moved up to Camp 2 today, and Richie still had the energy to have a good time with his turn to call in the dispatch. If anyone can translate, please add comments below, although
February 1, 2012
The team carried a pile of gear, food and fuel up to their next camp today, then returned to Camp 1 to spend another night. It was a beautiful day and everybody did great ascending the 2000+ ft to "Helicopter Camp" in just 4 hours. They climbed to over 18,000
