Climber Mark Biegel called in another update for the December 1st Aconcagua team, who have officially reached their Base Camp! The climbers ascended from Casa de Piedra to Plaza Argentina (Base Camp), nearly 14,000′, gaining nearly 4,000′ feet of elevation–a big day in increasingly thin air! At the time of the call, the team was…
DetailsMountain Trip climber David Kosma called in with an update on the December 1 Aconcagua team, who are on the second day of their trek through the Vacas Valley. The valley is beautiful, with towering, rugged peaks, streams and wildflowers, reminiscent of parts of the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately though, the wind and hot sun can…
DetailsThe team is on their way! They began the trek today, heading up the Vacas Valley for a relatively short 4 hour trek to the first camp, Pampa de Llenas. After a lot of rain and stormy weather for the last few days in Mendoza, they were pleased to see blue skies and enjoyed the…
DetailsThe first Mountain Trip Aconcagua Team is on their way! They met yesterday in Mendoza for a team meeting and gear check, followed by a nice dinner on the town. This morning they grabbed their permits from the Aconcagua Park office, and hopped in the van for the drive up into the heart of the…
DetailsOur first Aconcagua team of the 2017-18 season has arrived and assembled in Mendoza, Argentina. Within the next couple of days, the team will travel into the heart of the Andes, en route to attempt to climb the tallest mountain in South America – Cerro Aconcagua. At 22,841′ (6961m), Aconcagua is the tallest peak outside…
DetailsWith plenty of adventures, twists, turns (and way too many laughs to count), the June 17 Mountain Trip team returns to Anchorage happy and satisfied, having placed all team members on the summit. The light-hearted nature of our team members provided plenty of smiles along the way, often singing songs and cracking jokes over guide-cooked…
DetailsLead Guide Brian Muller called in the final trip report for the June 19 Team. After a big descent, the team is now in Talkeetna, enjoying a big meal and all the oxygen available at them at lower altitude. It’s been a great journey and the team has lots to be proud of! Congratulations, again!…
DetailsThe June 21 Team is headed back to Base Camp. Lead Guide Eli Potter called in to report that it was a long, hard descent to 14 Camp from High Camp, but the team made it and they spent the afternoon napping in 14 Camp. The plan is to wait until evening, then make the…
DetailsThe Team moved from 14 Camp to Base Camp, then flew out to Talkeetna, then drove to Anchorage. Whew! It was a huge day and everyone is safe and sound and back in Anchorage.
Here’s Josh:
Lead Guide Eli Potter called in on behalf of the Gustavo Ziller Seven Summits TV team after they made a summit bid this morning. The forecast looked good and they awoke early, brewed up and hit the trail. The crew made pretty good time up the steep and formidable Autobahn (the 1000′ rising traverse that…