Trip Reports

Back at High Camp after Summit!

The team is back in camp this evening after a long and tiring summit day. Congratulations to all the climbers, its a long day at high altitude and I’m sure they are exhausted, but it’s great that everyone is settled back in and recovering.  They’ll be heading to the Plaza de Mulas basecamp on the…

Aconcagua Climbers on the Summit!

They’re on the summit of Aconcagua!  Congratulations to the team they’re on the summit of Aconcagua right now! It was a beautiful day, but it’s a long climb at very high altitude and they’re tired climbers. They left high camp early this morning and climbed at dusk, watching the sun climb up over Argentina casting…

Aconcagua Team at High Camp!

The Aconcagua climbers are settled into Camp Cólera at 19,500 ft tonight! This is high camp for the team and they’re trying to get some rest before getting up early tomorrow and heading for the summit of Aconcagua.  John called in the dispatch this evening from camp as they watched the sun go down over…

Aconcagua Team at Camp 2

Katie made the call this evening for the teams expedition dispatch from Camp 2 on Aconcagua.  The morning started with an evacuation for Bob, who unfortunately had some vision problems and had to descend. Bob made it back to the hotel in Mendoza last night and is recovering. The rest of the team enjoyed what…

Aconcagua Carry to Camp 2 Today

The team had a successful “carry day” today, climbing from Camp 1 up to Camp 2, at nearly 18,000 ft! They carried some of their extra personal equipment to cache up at C2, but their packs were relatively light today and it was mostly about acclimatizing to increasingly higher altitudes. It was a windy day…

Aconcagua- Windy at Camp 1

Aconcagua is known for it’s wind and the team experienced some of that today as they moved up and settled in at Camp 1.  They left the comforts of basecamp and climbed up to about 16,400 ft where they set up their tents in the high winds.  They’re all settled in tonight and hope to…

Aconcagua Team at Plaza Argentina

The team is settling in and acclimatizing to the high altitudes of the Plaza Argentina basecamp today.  Today was all about resting as their bodies acclimate, there were some headaches and some of the usual altitude discomforts, but folks are generally doing well.  After a few days, they’ll feel right at home at this altitude…