Trip Reports
Chris called this morning to check in and to let us all know that the team is resting and acclimatizing at Camp 2 today. They made a carry yesterday and everyone did well, but have decided that it makes sense to spend today letting their bodies get a bit more accustomed to the rarefied air…
It sounds like they’re having what can only be described as a darn good time… Here is Chris and David, calling in from 18,000 feet on Aconcagua: Nov 28 Acon Chris and David from 18K
Lawrence called in from Camp 2 at 18,000′. The team moved up to what is known as “Helicopter Camp” on the 9th of December under mixed weather, alternating between very hot and quite chilly. Chris also called in to report that everyone is doing great. They hiked through about a foot of snow yesterday, en…
Our friend Lawence has a Spot GPS device along with him and asked that we share the link to the device’s webpage where yu can follow the team’s progress as the ascend the Ameghino Valley route of Aconcagua. Here is the link: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0YEs41LElZUrVxX07ErEPnGi0khCC6tqN
It was a day to acclimate and rest up before moving up the mountain today. The guys enjoyed the luxuries of base camp and watched movies as their bodies did the work of acclimatizing. It snowed a bit again today, but that’s pretty typical on a giant mountain in the Andes. Click the link to…
Greg Harris called in today on their rest day at the Plaza Argentina base camp. They took a little walk to explore their surroundings and enjoyed meat pies for lunch. It snowed a bit in the afternoon, but they are resting and acclimating today in the comfort of the heated dining tent. Here’s Greg’s call:…
Lawrence called from the Plaza Argentina base camp this afternoon. They are all doing great and enjoying the amenities of base camp. It is a pretty comfortable place with catered meals and a comfortable dining tent. Here’s the call from Lawrence: Aconcagua base camp 12.3.11
Our climbers are trekking towards base camp and plan to hike the final stretch on the 3rd. They’ve had a beautiful trek so far up the Vacas Valley from the highway up to the camp called Casa de Peidra. The first day was quite leisurely, hiking about 4 hours in beautiful weather up to their…
The team made the trip up to Penitentes yesterday and is hiking in to their first camp today. They took an extra day in Mendoza as they ran around looking for gear to replace the equipment of Greg’s that did not arrive on his flight. Fortunately, with help from the rest of the team, they…
Hola from Argentina, The first Mountain Trip expedition of the year is just one delayed piece of luggage away from hitting the road for the trailhead! The team became complete with the arrival of Greg Harris yesterday. Not even an Ecuadorian volcanic eruption could keep him from arriving in good spirits, although it did prevent…