The team had a great day, carrying a bit of gear, and most importantly getting acclimated to Camp 2 today before descending back down to Camp 1 for Christmas dinner. They are doing great and send their Christmas Wishes to their friends and family back home.
Here’s Jacob calling in:
This morning the team packed up and left the relative comfort of Base Camp and moved to Camp 1, located just over 16,000 feet. Jacob reports that the team is feeling strong, and they are moving well, climbing to Camp 1 in approximately 4 hours. The ream will rest and enjoy their new surroundings the…
The team climbed up to Camp 1 with a load of food and gear to cache in preparation to move on up in on Christmas Eve! They dropped off their loads and then descended back to base camp. This is part of the acclimatization strategy of “climb high, sleep low” which gives them a chance…
The team arrived at Base Camp today, after about a five hour hike from their last camp at Casa De Piedra, down in the bottom of the Vacas Valley. The route took them across the Vacas River and up into the narrow defile where the tributary Rio Relinchos pours forth from a fairly deep ravine. …
Jacob called in this afternoon from Pampa de Lenas, the first camp on the 3 day trek up to base camp. It sounds like things are going great and they are happy to be beginning the climb. They’ll set up their tents and get a bit of rest before the traditional Argentine open fire barbeque…
Joe Butler called this morning to let us know that the team arrived safe and sound at Union Glacier. The plan is for the team to rest and relax today, and board another plane in the early hours of the morning to head back to Punta Arenas. This is an adventurous bunch! Two of the…
Yesterday the December 16th Team secured their climbing permits and enjoyed the sights of Mendoza. They dined al fresco at a street-side restaurant in Mendoza, a fun and lively scene.
With permits in hand and all their gear in order, the team departed for Penitentes this morning. We’ll probably hear more from them tonight.
A long-time friend of ours joined Mountain Trip guide Jim Toman on one of southwest Colorado’s classic multi-pitch ice routes yesterday. Paul Froelich traveled to the small, alpine town of Ouray to climb “The Ribbon” a very fun, WI4 route that is in great condition right now. The climbing on the route is engaging, but…
Joe Butler called in from Vinson Base Camp, after the team descended from high camp, following their successful summit of Mount Vinson on Friday. The plan is to fly to Union Glacier in the ski-equipped Twin Otter airplanes; however, the weather has shut down flights for the time being. One good thing about Antarctica in…
Our second Aconcagua team of the climbing season has started to arrive in Mendoza, Argentina. We have had some flight cancellations and delays, but it looks like everyone will arrive by tomorrow evening, and we can launch the trip as scheduled. Thankfully, our climbers all decided to arrive a day or two early, and those…