Mt Vinson team enjoying a rest day at High Camp
John called to report that all is good at High Camp. He and Seba enjoyed a nice, relaxing day as they rest up for a summit push tomorrow. recording
Trip Reports
Mt Vinson Team at High Camp
The guys moved up to High Camp today. It is often one of the most grueling days of the climb ascending over 3000ft up relatively steep terrain where they are clipped into a fixed line for protection. It is definitely a grind, but they made good time and are settled into their tent on a…
Aconcagua Team at Camp 1
The team moved out of the comforts of base camp and climbed up to Camp 1 today. They pitched tents and started in on making some dinner up at over 16,000 ft. Everyone is feeling good and acclimatized after spending 4 nights down at base camp before moving up. Tomorrow they’ll push even higher up…
Aconcagua Team Enjoying 2013 So Far
This is a great audio post from Jack. The team had a rest day today after a big day yesterday, and champagne last night. Jack does a great job of painting a picture of what a day at base camp is like. Here’s the audio post. recording
Mt. Vinson Team at Camp 1
The guys are at low camp again tonight after doing an acclimatization hike earlier today, and Sebastian was giving John some crevasse rescue training. They’re having a great time and hope to move up to high camp as early as tomorrow. Here’s John. recording
Happy New Year from “low camp” on Mount Vinson
John and Sebastian moved up to Camp 1 or “low camp” today in a 5 1/2 hour push. It’s a good long day with big packs, and pulling sleds full of food, but they did great. They’ll ring in the New Year there at low camp, and then plan to climb up to high camp…
Happy New Year from Aconcagua Base Camp
The team is had a great day today, carrying loads of personal equipment and food up to Camp 1 before returning to base camp tonight. This was their first time moving up the mountain with their packs and gear and it sounds like they enjoyed themselves. Tonight they are back at the Plaza Argentina base…
Vinson Team at Base Camp
John called from Vinson base camp this afternoon and it sounds like they are eating well! They spent the day preparing for the move to Camp 1 (low camp) tomorrow, and it sounds like they ate for the rest of the day. Here’s John calling in. recording
Vinson Dec 14 Team – Back in Chile
Lead guide Jacob Schmitz sent in the following report late last night. The team flew off the Ice yesterday and arrived back in Punta Arenas. Hello! Thank you for following our Mountain Trip Mount Vinson expedition. As I write this, Mountain Trip has one more expedition underway on Mount Vinson. Sebastian stayed on the…
Vinson Dec 26 Team is on The Ice!
Welcome to Mountain Trip’s December 26th Mount Vinson Team. Our friend John Cheng from Australia is joining us down in Antarctica. John climbed Denali with us in 2011, and we appreciate his trust in joining us down at the other hemisphere for the next couple of weeks. Sebastian Grau Kundhardt, a veteran of many Mountain…