Sam Mangum called in after the team took a rest day at Camp 2, letting their bodies further acclimatize to the thin air of the upper reaches of Aconcagua. At 18,000′, there is one half of the oxygen in any given volume of air as there is as sea level. Our bodies need oxygen to…
DetailsFischer Hazen called in on behalf of the team. They took a rest day today, after pushing up to 20,000′ yesterday. Fischer made a quick lap back up to High Camp today, to help ferry some more food and supplies up high for their upcoming summit bid. A couple team members have had the usual…
DetailsBob Vladem called in after the team pushed up to 20,000′ on the north ridge of Aconcagua. They were fortunate to have good weather and moved up under clear skies with light winds. The route up from Camp 2 first climbed up a steep hill immediately above camp. This led them to a long section…
DetailsExpedition dispatch from Mountain Trip Aconcagua team. January 2017
DetailsFischer Hazen called in from Camp 1 at 16,400′ today, after the team carried a load of supplies up to the site of their next camp at 18,000′. They have been graced with some amazingly nice weather and Fischer commented that it is akin to being at the beach up camp today! Let’s keep…
DetailsKelly called in from 16,400′ today, as the team settles in to life at high altitude. They packed up their tents, supplies and equipment this morning, shouldered their packs and climbed 3000′ above Base Camp. The route fist climbed up a rocky moraine (the terminus of an old glacier) before entering into a fairly…
DetailsAmazing weather and smiles abound here at Plaza Argentina base camp! We had an amazing hike in to this [point, with blue skies every day. In fact this is some of the warmest and nicest conditions many of the porters and guides have seen in a long time. We carried up to Camp 1 two…
DetailsThe Aconcagua team had a day off today to recover and acclimatize before heading up to Camp 1 tomorrow. Base camp is pretty comfortable, with dining tents and a cook taking care of all of their meals. They had a nice relaxing day playing cards and eating food. These days are an important opportunity to…
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Fischer Hazen emailed a couple of pics from the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. These are from the Casa de Piedra camp, 3000′ below where they are today.
Jack Lynch called in from the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp today. The crew loaded up their packs and carried supplies, gear and equipment up to the site of their next camp, at about 16,400′ on the east side of Aconcagua. This is a tougher day than the three previous days on the approach to…