Trip Reports
The November 28th team has begun to assemble in Mendoza, Argentina. Here, they will have a team meeting, go over the itinerary, do a gear check, and enjoy the sights and sounds of Mendoza while our crew makes final preparations for the climb. Climbers on the team are Dave Bailey, Lawrence Cutler, and Greg Harris.…
We had a long day today, which began at Carstensz Base Camp and ended with us making it all the way to Nabire! The whole team flew out this morning via 4 helicopter flights to the small jungle village of Sugapa. From there we had a chartered Twin Otter take us across Papua to the…
Scott called from the top of Oceania once again! The second team, consisting of Jon Reiter, Michael Crowley and Moises Nava all stood on summit of Carstensz Pyramid on a beautiful, clear day. They made very good time to the summit and all climbed very well. Congratulations to the team!! Six climbers reached the top,…
I just got off the phone with our guide Scott Woolums, who called from the summit of Carstensz Pyramid! Veronique Denys, Alan Arnette and Chuck Raper were on the first of our two summit teams and were accompanied by our Indonesian friend Jimmy. They made it from our new Base Camp to the summit in…
Scott called in from Carstensz Base Camp to report that the weather is beautiful and that everyone is doing great. The team climbed up the route a ways yesterday as an acclimatization hike and to get some real-life practice. Another team was having a bit of trouble and out crew helped evacuate a climber. It’s…
We were thrilled to get the call from Scott this afternoon that everyone made it to base camp today! It is always a big hurdle to any trip to Carstensz, and this expedition was no exception. Scott called in to say that everything went well with the helicopter today, and they are all in base…
Tenacity and creativity paid off and Scott just called from the base of Carstensz Pyramid! He reported that it is a beautiful day and that the first of four helicopter flights made it to our Base Camp in the Yellow Valley, right at the base of our route. The next flight should be in shortly…
Scott called a bit ago to report that the entire team is now in the remote, jungle village of Sugapa. They made two flights to shuttle everyone out of Timika and also made a reconnaissance flight over the mountain, so they are back on schedule! Sugapa is deep in the jungle and the team are…
Well, we’re experiencing a sort delay while flights and logistics are organized today, however; everything is set for a launch tomorrow morning early. We have a Pilatus Porter chartered to fly us into a small jungle airstrip called Sugapa. This should be a very interesting flight! Flights, actually, as it will take two shuttles flights…
Hello Everyone, We are enjoying our second night here in Timika and are experiencing why any expedition to Carstensz Pyramid can be challenging. The violence associated with the mine strike has escalated since we have been here and there is a lot going on that has affected our trip. Today we received news that the…