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Aconcagua Team Ready to Move to Camp 1 Tomorrow

Sophie called in tonight from the January 27th Aconcagua Team after a final day of acclimatizing and resting at base camp before pushing on up the mountain.   They had another beautiful day and enjoyed the last night of the luxuries of base camp, but it’s time to move on.   They are doing great and anxious…

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February 3, 2015Leave a commentBy Mountain Trip

JANUARY 27TH ACONCAGUA TEAM CARRIES TO CAMP 1

Today they team ate a nice breakfast in the comfort of their Base Camp dining tent and then shouldered their packs to carry loads up to 16,400′. The route up from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp starts by climbing up a rather steep bit of moraine, the rocky debris pushed ahead by the last glacier…

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February 2, 20151 CommentBy Mountain Trip

Aconcagua Team Enjoying a Rest Day at Base Camp

The team is enjoying a rest day at the Plaza Argentina base camp today.  This is an important day for them to acclimatize to the high altitude, and recover a bit before pushing on up the mountain.  They prepared their gear and food for the upper mountain, and had a chance to wander around the…

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February 1, 2015Leave a commentBy Mountain Trip

January 27 Aconcagua Team – Lisa Calls from BC

Lisa called in a fun update from the Plaza Argentina Base Camp, located at 13,800′ on the east side of Aconcagua.  The team is doing great and enjoying some really nice weather.  Base Camp is an interesting place, as Lisa hints at in her post.  There are often climbers from all parts of the globe…

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January 31, 20151 CommentBy Mountain Trip

Aconcagua Team Moving to Base Camp

Sophie and Dave called in to update us on the progress of the team.  They hiked another eight miles yesterday, arriving at the second camp on the approach in good time and with beautiful weather. This morning, they crossed the Rio Vacas on horseback before the sun hit, which is a really good reason to…

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January 31, 2015Leave a commentBy Mountain Trip

Jan. 27 Aconcagua Team Calls From The Trail

Lance called in from the first camp on the hike into Aconcagua.  The team spent about 5.5 hours on the trail today, hiking eight miles from the mouth of the Vacas Valley to a camp on the west side of the Rio Vacas called Pampas de Lenas.  This was the first sort of “shake down”…

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January 30, 20151 CommentBy Mountain Trip

MEET THE JANUARY 27TH ACONCAGUA TEAM

We would like to extend a hearty welcome to the members of our January 27th Aconcagua expedition!  The team members arrived in the small, vibrant city of Mendoza, Argentina over the past couple of days.  Located in the heart of the Argentine wine country, Mendoza is a fun place to spend some time, and the…

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January 28, 20152 CommentsBy Mountain Trip

THE COMPLETION OF ANOTHER GREAT VINSON SEASON

Well, the last team is home, enjoying the comforts of home, and Jacob has completed packing up and sorting our equipment and supplies. It was a great season, and we would like to thank everyone who climbed with us this year and those of you following  your friends and family from home. We hope that…

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January 26, 2015Leave a commentBy Mountain Trip

Vinson Team is waiting in the wind for a flight

The team is back at Union Glacier, hunkered down in high winds.  The Russian cargo jet that will fly them back to South America lands on a blue ice runway (think the world’s biggest hockey rink!).  It can land in mild winds, but not the big gusts that have been buffeting camp. The team is…

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January 19, 2015Leave a commentBy Mountain Trip

January 5 Aconcagua Team is down from up high

The team descended to the bustling city-like atmosphere of Plaza de Mulas, the Base Camp for the western approach to Aconcagua.  Thousands of climbers pass through this camp, attempting the “normal Route” up the west side of the peak. The team did well on the descent, dropping down over 5000′ in about four hours.  They…

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January 19, 20151 CommentBy Mountain Trip
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