The word we just heard from Punta Arenas is that the Ilushyn aircraft will probably not fly tomorrow morning as planned. Two things are affecting the plane’s ability to transport our December 26 team to the Ice and return with our December 15th team. First, the winds at Union Glacier are forecasted to be just…
DetailsThe team climbed up to high camp, located on the north shoulder of Aconcagua. They are camped at roughly 6100m and are looking forward to making an attempt on the summit tomorrow morning! The climb up from Chopper Camp climbs starts with a steep climb out of camp and then follows a rocky, gradual incline…
DetailsThe team just finished weighing all their bags for the flight to Antarctica, scheduled to depart early tomorrow morning. The staff from the flight service weigh each pack, box and duffel and then take all the kit away to load the aircraft. Seeing the duffels disappear can leave climbers with a very tangible feeling of…
DetailsRene called in from 18,000′ on Aconcagua. The team is weighing their options as their planned schedule puts them heading for the top on a day that is forecasted to be very, very windy. Therefore, they adapted their schedule and rather than carry up to high camp today, as they had planned, they rested in…
DetailsRene called in yet another very nice post, this one from “Chopper Camp,” located at about 18,000′ on the east side of Aconcagua. They made good time and moved up to camp in about three hours. The weather was absolutely perfect, with warm temperatures and not a breath of wind.
Here’s Rene!
Our December 26th team is arriving in the southern city of Punta Areans today. The team is a mix of returning Mountain Trip climbers and climbers new to our family. They come from very different parts of the world, but have the shared goal and interest in experiencing one of the most wild regions of…
Rene, Nigel, and Fermin spent Christmas day climbing up to Camp 2 to leave a cache of gear and acclimate before moving up. They had a beautiful day and are all doing well. They are enjoying Christmas dinner in their tent at Camp 1 tonight and are planning to sleep in tomorrow and enjoy a…
Rene, Nigel and Fermin are all tucked into their tents at 16,400′ on the east side of Aconcagua this evening. The satellite phone transmission was unfortunately interrupted as Rene was describing the tasty dinner of chicken, beef and vegetable tacos that Fermin prepared for this, their Christmas Eve on the mountain. The team made good…
Atanas and Lloyd called in a nice report this evening. This afternoon the team arrived at Vinson Base Camp, and they settled in to terrific dinner. It sounds like everyone is doing well, feeling good, if a bit tired from the exertions of the past few days. It’s possible that the team will fly back…
Rene called in another very nice post from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp, in what sounds like lovely weather! By all accounts, they are doing great and having a great time as they finish up the first portion of their Aconcagua expedition. Today was a planned rest and acclimatization day, after having made a foray…