Mt. Vinson Team Heading towards the Summit!
The guys woke to a beautiful day, they are feeling strong, and they are heading for the top! Here’s the morning check in, and we hope to get a call from the top in a few hours. recording
Trip Reports
Rest Day at Camp 2
The team remaining on the mountain took a day to rest and acclimatize today at Camp 2, at over 17,000 ft. They are doing great and are looking at a possible summit attempt on Wednesday if the weather cooperates a little bit for a change. They are in great spirits, and still optimistic up there.…
Vinson Team Summit Attempt
Jacob called in from the Vinson Team this morning from high camp. It looks like a nice day and they are getting prepared to head towards the top of Antarctica! We’ll get updates as they progress today. Here’s Jacob’s call this morning. recording Updated: They called again from back at high camp. They started towards…
High camp for Mt Vinson Team
The team moved up to high camp today and are settling in on a cold Antarctica day. recording
Laura calls from Aconcagua
The November 26th team regrouped at base camp after a pretty intense wind storm a couple days ago and are back on the move. Rich, Laura, and Joe are on their way back up the mountain, and the rest of the crew is heading back to Mendoza. They’ve used up most of their weather days,…
Recap of Neil and Eliana’s Efforts
We apologize for the delay in updating on Operation Aconcagua, but there has been a lot going on with this team and we wanted to be certain of all possible information before posting. Neil and Eliana made a strong bid for the summit, but tough route conditions and a fast moving storm front thwarted them…
Vinson Dec. 2 Team – Taking Advantage of the Great Weather
Cason Crane called in today’s report from Low Camp. It sounds like the weather has been great, with low to no wind, and bright sunshine, which made the air temperatures actually warm! The team completed one of the hardest days of the expedition, carrying loads of supplies up the 2,000′ ridge that climbs directly above…
Base Camp slumber party
Joe called back and it sounds like they are having a good time up there. They are all sleeping in the big dining tent tonight, and they’ll call tomorrow with some updates. Listen to the call: recording
Nov 26th team back to base camp
After a pretty epic wind storm that destroyed tents all over Aconcagua last night, our team packed up their ripped up tents and descended back to base camp to regroup. Aconcagua can be a very windy mountain, and this was a big wind storm even for Aconcagua with tents ripped apart by wind even at…
Vinson Team Moved to Camp 1
The team took advantage of a beautiful day, and moved up to camp 1 or “low camp” today. They spent just over 5 hours on the trail and pulled into camp and had the place all to themselves. The weather is expected to stay nice for the next few days, so they are off to…