Trip Reports
Guide Jacob Schmitz just called from the summit. He and Ed braved through consistent high winds to reach the summit of Aconcagua, 22,840 ft. It sounds like it was a tough climb, but both Jacob and Ed are doing well and resting for a moment on top, savoring their achievement. They will head back down…
Jacob and Ed checked in from 21,000 ft on their way to the summit. They are doing great and the weather is looking good for a nice summit day. They stopped at a spot called “Independencia” to take a short break and give us the call. recording
Ed and Jacob are heading to the summit today and Kaz descended to base camp yesterday afternoon with a bit of a cold that just wasn’t getting any better up at 19,000 ft. It was disappointing for Kaz, but you really need to be healthy and feeling your best to go for the summit. The…
The December 26th Mountain Trip Mount Vinson Expedition arrived in Antarctica today. They traveled aboard the giant Illyushin plane that carried them from Punta Arenas, Chile to the Union Glacier base in the heart of Antarctica. The climbers on this trip are Hui Ling McCarthy, and Michael Theologos who are meeting up with their…
The guys enjoyed a rest day today, a final chance to recover and acclimatize prior to the summit push. They hope to move to high camp tomorrow, and summit the following day! Sounds like they had a great day, listen to the call. recording
Jacob called in this evening from Camp 2 after climbing up to high camp at over 19,500 ft today. They had a good day and plan to rest tomorrow to get a bit more acclimatization and rest prior to moving up to high camp and pushing on to the summit! Listen to Jacob with the…
The December 16th team moved from Camp 1 to Camp 2 today, and Kaz called in a special team report in Japanese. While we don’t speak enough Japanese to translate the report, we do know that the team continues to move well and everyone is doing a great job. The team may elect to take…
The team had a great day, carrying a bit of gear, and most importantly getting acclimated to Camp 2 today before descending back down to Camp 1 for Christmas dinner. They are doing great and send their Christmas Wishes to their friends and family back home. Here’s Jacob calling in: recording
This morning the team packed up and left the relative comfort of Base Camp and moved to Camp 1, located just over 16,000 feet. Jacob reports that the team is feeling strong, and they are moving well, climbing to Camp 1 in approximately 4 hours. The ream will rest and enjoy their new surroundings the…
The team climbed up to Camp 1 with a load of food and gear to cache in preparation to move on up in on Christmas Eve! They dropped off their loads and then descended back to base camp. This is part of the acclimatization strategy of “climb high, sleep low” which gives them a chance…