We have had good weather here in Kathmandu! The big news is that we just received our Expedition Permit from the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. It’s remarkable how not much has changed with that system over the years! It’s been a busy and fun time prepping for the expedition, but I’ve had a little time…
Trip Reports
Welcome to our 2013 Everest Expedition!
Welcome to the 2013 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition! Everyone on our team is on their way over to Nepal and from a logistics standpoint, we are ready to start the expedition! The days before flying into the air strip at Lukla to begin our trek to Base Camp are always a busy time for our…
Aconcagua Team – All Back at base Camp!
Well, we finally had a complete phone conversation with the guides, after several very broken up attempts on the satellite phone. The entire group is back at Base Camp, luxuriating in the warmth and thick air, and eating pizzas. Jared continued descending because he had symptoms that indicated a possibility of an altitude related illness,…
Aconcagua Team – A Few Summits and All Back in HC
We just talked to Fermin from the Plaza de Mulas base camp. We keep getting cut off in our satellite phone calls, but they attempted the summit today on a beautiful day, but with very challenging conditions due to breaking trail in the new snow. Fermin reached the summit with Jim and Dave and it…
Belinda calls in an update from High Camp
Belinda called in to report that the team is resting, hydrating, and eating well, hunkered down at High Camp. High winds prevented a summit attempt today, but the team is hoping for a turn in the weather for a chance to get on top. They plan to give it another shot tomorrow. Here’s Belinda: recording
Aconcagua Team Windy Day Up High
The team moved up to high camp at about 20,000 feet yesterday. It was tough going, with fairly deep snow and hours of breaking trail. They all made it to camp and established themselves near some bizarre looking rock features, which will serve as a wind break. It was a good thing, as the wind…
Aconcagua Team resting and eating chocolate cake
Here’s the evening dispatch from our team at Camp 2. They took a day to rest and acclimate while guides Jared and Agustin carried some more equipment up to stock high camp. It was a pretty stormy day, so they were happy to get a day to rest out of the weather. Apparently they had…
Aconcagua Team Carried to High Camp
The team carried some small loads up to high camp today to stock up and get acclimated to the 19,700ft camp prior to moving up there to sleep. They came back down to Camp 2 to spend another night down there at about 18,600 ft. They’ve been getting some of the wind that Aconcagua is…
Team settled in to Camp 2 tonight
If you speak spanish, you’ll love the dispatch from Agustin tonight. The team moved up and are settled in to Camp 2, and planning to carry loads of gear up to Camp 3 tomorrow. They had a bit of snow and wind, but are doing great. It’s good to hear from our Argentine guides sometimes.…
Aconcagua Team – Carried to Camp 2
Jared called in to report that, despite some inclement weather, the team made a carry (took roughly half their “stuff”) up to the site of Camp 2, at about 18,000′ today. They secured their food, supplies and gear at an area known as Helicopter Camp before descending back down to Camp 1 to spend the…