Trip Reports
Jacob called in at 7:30 am local time to report that it is a perfect day, no winds and blue skies, and they are heading for the summit! Everyone is doing great and excited that the wait is paying off with a beautiful day. recording
Grant called in today as well from the Vinson team. It sounds like everyone is doing well and they had some time on their hands today so we got a 2nd call. Looking good for a summit attempt tomorrow! recording
Joe B had the honor of calling in today from Mt Vinson high camp. They awoke to some winds and decided to remain patient and wait for the nicer weather predicted for the next couple of days. It’s been a bit windy, making it quite cold, but they are in a beautiful place and are…
Nick had the honors of making the Christmas call from our Aconcagua team. They carried a load of gear up to Camp 1 today to stock up for the move up the mountain. Sounds like they are having a good time and are doing great. Listen to the call, and have a wonderful holiday. recording
Jacob called again from back in high camp after turning around a couple of hours into the day due to increasing winds. They gave it a shot, but with the Antarctic temperatures, it doesn’t take much wind to make it way too cold to climb. They are back in high camp relaxing now, and will…
Jacob called in with just the Christmas message we were hoping for! The team heard the wind abate at about 4 am, which had been blowing steadily through the night. This was the break they had hoped for, so they woke up and were in the process of eating a good breakfast before starting up…
Hideko called in this Christmas Eve to report that they are all doing well after a big meal and a bit of celebratory wine tonight. They are also celebrating Shlomo’s birthday today, so plenty of excuses to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. Tomorrow they’ll be carrying a load of gear and food up…
Jacob called in this Christmas Eve from high camp on Mt Vins0n. They moved up yesterday with beautiful weather and everybody is doing great. They are hoping for a summit tomorrow if the weather cooperates with them for a Christmas summit! Jacob promised to call in tomorrow morning to let us all know if they…
Adam called in late yesterday to report that the team decided to make the push up to high camp. They slept in somewhat yesterday, after making their move up the Branscomb Glacier to establish themselves at what is known as “Low Camp.” This camp is at the base of a 1000m high, fairly steep ridge…
The team is right on track and reached the Plaza Argentina base camp today. They’ll spend several days in the relative luxury of base camp acclimating and carrying some loads up higher on the mountain to prepare for the next move. We have a very comfortable dining tent with tables, chairs, and lights at base…