Trip Reports
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…
Yesterday afternoon Jacob let us know that the team was back at High Camp, safe and sound. The plan was to rest, hydrate, sleep, and make their way back to Vinson Base Camp today. I suspect we’ll hear from the team in a little bit. Jacob mentioned that they were the only team to summit…
The team checked in from basecamp this evening after climbing up to Camp 1 today for a chance to acclimate to the higher altitudes and returning for dinner. They had a bit of wind and plenty of cold today, but enjoyed the climb and they are doing great. Rene called in tonight, but her satellite…
Jacob and team called a few minutes ago to let us know that they are on the summit, looking at an amazing view of hundreds of miles of ice! It sounds like everyone is happy, doing well, and having a wonderful time. Congratulations, team! What a special day. The team sends greetings to their family…
Jacob called to check in, and give a progress report. Sounds like the team is moving well, and they are approximately 2.5/3 hours from the summit. Here’s Jacob: recording
Jacob called this morning to report that the team just finished a hearty breakfast, and they are packing up and heading to the summit! It sounds like good weather for a summit attempt, with clear skies and a light wind. Everyone is doing great and they are excited to keep pushing up! Here’s Jacob: recording