Trip Reports
Jacob called from the large cave at the base of the gully known as The Canaleta, which leads to the summit ridge of Aconcagua. The team is moving well and the weather looks pretty favorable. They are just a couple of hours from the summit! The Canaleta is a somewhat infamous feature on the route,…
The team is making great progress as Jacob called in from their first big food and water break at the old “Independencia Hut” along the route to the summit. Don’t be fooled by the “Hut” in the name, it is a tiny falling down shelter, but a landmark along the route and a good place…
Jacob called in early this morning as they were finishing breakfast and preparing for their pre-dawn start to the summit! It is a great morning and everyone is feeling good, so they have high hopes for today. They’ll continue to check in today, and we hope to get a call from the summit this afternoon.…
Chris Jentz called in from High Camp on Aconcagua with a very important message to his wife (and everyone else too!). The team moved up to the White Rocks High Camp today under clear and calm skies. Everyone is doing great and they are hopeful that tomorrow will be clear as well, because…
Here’s Steve calling in after a nice leisurely rest and acclimatization day at 18,000 ft, Camp 2. They slept in this morning, and enjoyed a relaxing day while the guides carried loads of food and fuel up to stock their high camp where they plan to move tomorrow. It was another nice day with some…
Well it sounds like they are having a good time still up there on Aconcagua. They moved up to Camp 2 today, and Richie still had the energy to have a good time with his turn to call in the dispatch. If anyone can translate, please add comments below, although maybe it’s better you don’t. …
The team carried a pile of gear, food and fuel up to their next camp today, then returned to Camp 1 to spend another night. It was a beautiful day and everybody did great ascending the 2000+ ft to “Helicopter Camp” in just 4 hours. They climbed to over 18,000 ft today, but will return…
Here’s Paul with the evening update from Camp 1 on Aconcagua. They had another lovely day, albeit with a bit of the ever present wind. We’ve heard from Dave, John, and Joe (guide) who are back in Mendoza and doing fine. Dave is doing great and they are hoping to enjoy a day or…
Jacob called in on the teams rest/acclitization day with updates from the mountain. He didn’t mention that Dave and John Strange have left the trip today, after Dave wasn’t feeling well on the way down from their carry to C1 yesterday. We asked Jacob not to mention it until Dave was able to communicate with…