April 25, 2025
March 8th Mountain Trip Pico De Orizaba Expedition The Star Mountain, a snow caped 18,000 foot volcano. Pico De Orizaba is a great mountain and a perfect preparatory objective for the seven summits. With a summit push that reminds me of Pig Hill on Denali, our team dug deep
January 23, 2025
It was a cold, snowy summit day, but the team preformed well and team members are back in High Camp! The team will rest, rehydrate, and the plan is to descend to Plaza de Mulas today. Lead guide Fermin reports that everyone is doing well, but tired after a big
January 21, 2025
The climbers are at High Camp tonight! At over 19,000 feet (5,870 meters), they are at extreme altitudes now and hope to get some sleep tonight before heading to the summit early in the morning. They spent the last three nights at over 18,000 feet, so this is a step
January 18, 2025
The team is doing great and moving right up the mountain! Yesterday (Friday, Jan. 17) they moved up to Camp 2 at 5,480 meters or just shy of 18,000 feet. This is a beautiful camp on a ridge on the North side of Aconcagua with amazing views of the Andes
January 18, 2025
"Back off the mountain and home after traveling, I am feeling an immense amount of gratitude. Gratitude for the local team that helped us get up the mountain, for the whole summit team with they're stoke even when tired, and for the mountains always teaching us something. We spent seven
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
