VINSON TEAM ASCENDING
Jacob’s message is a bit garbled due to the vagaries of satellite phone connections, but it sounds like the team is doing really well and they are approximately three hours from the summit. Here’s Jacob: recording
Trip Reports
VINSON TEAM TO THE SUMMIT!
After three nights at High Camp, the team’s patience was rewarded when they woke to clear skies and zero wind this morning. They ate a good breakfast, donned their climbing gear and started the ascent. It’s approximately 6 – 8 hours from High Camp to the summit. Good luck, team! We will update the trip…
JANUARY 5TH ACONCAGUA TEAM CARRIES TO CAMP 2
The team enjoyed good weather today for their carry to Camp 2. They woke up, packed up a load of food, fuel and supplies, and ascended the broad bowl of scree at the uppermost portion of the Relinchos Valley. From this point, the team headed north to follow the Ameghino Valley, that separates Cerro Ameghino…
Vinson Team waiting and watching the wind
The team awoke early this morning to find light winds, so they began their preparations to head for the summit. Everything takes a lot more time at altitude, near the Antarctic Circle, and before they were ready to break out of their tents, the winds had increased to about 25 mph, which creates much too…
Aconcagua Team Moved to Camp 1
Nick Shepherd called in from Camp 1 at about 16,400′ on the east side of Aconcagua. The team moved up today and all the climbers did well. The climb takes between 4-5 hours, and gains a lot of elevation, close to 3,000′. This camp is nice, as it has some great views looking far, far…
JANUARY 6 TH VINSON TEAM AT HIGH CAMP
Yesterday was a big push up to High Camp, and today the team is enjoying a rest day in camp. The goal today is to rest, relax, hydrate, and take in the beautiful view of the Branscomb Glacier. If the weather cooperates, the team plans to ascend the remaining 3,500 ft to the summit tomorrow.…
Mount Vinson team is at High camp!
The team made the long, physically demanding ascent up to High Camp today. Everyone did great, but this is one of the hardest days of the entire expedition, and they are looking forward to a day of rest tomorrow. High Camp is a tough place, with a bit of shelter from the intense winds that…
Aconcagua Team celebrates a birthday!
The team took a rest and acclimatization day today, enjoying the amenities of Plaza Argentina, the Base Camp on the east side of Aconcagua. This is an important extra day of acclimatization before the crew launches up to Camp 1 tomorrow. Johnathan Called in two posts this afternoon, one with a nice description of the…
Aconcagua Team Carries Up to Camp 1
Nick Shepherd called in a post, which was unfortunately a bit garbled, due to the challenges of satellite phones in the mountains. The team took a rest day yesterday, allowing their bodies to acclimatize a bit from the big, 1000m climb up from the camp at Casa de Piedra. Today they awoke refresh and rested,…
Mount Vinson Team – Ariana calls from Low camp
Well, it sounds like a picture perfect day at the first camp on the team’s way up Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. Ariana called in a very nice update from 10,000 feet on the Branscomb Glacier. The team carried loads a ways up above camp today, reviewing the skills and techniques they will…