Sam Mangum called in a dispatch from Base Camp. Her first post was cut off, but she called in a second one, which gives us some more insight into how the expedition is going. There’s noting a guide service likes to hear more than, “This is the best expedition I’ve ever been on!” Her second…
DetailsIt’s been a whirlwind of activity the past few days for the Vinson team. Congrats to Tom and Lloyd; Tom reached the summit of Vinson Massif and Lloyd topped out on the ridge just below the summit. The team headed back to High Camp, then quickly down to Base Camp. They were trying to stay…
DetailsMichelle called in the team report tonight. It sounds like they enjoyed a delicious dinner of chicken, potatoes and dessert (!!) after their day of moving up the Vacas Valley. It sounds like it was a bit cold in the morning, but it warmed up nicely throughout the day. Casa Piedra camp is named for…
DetailsAnd they’re off! The team left the comfort of Penitentes and began the journey up the Vacas Valley. The trail winds along the Vacas river for approximately 8 miles, and the team’s first camp, Pampas de lenas, is situated on the banks of the river. Bob called in the team report tonight, so please don’t…
DetailsToday, a team of seven climbers, accompanied by two Mountain Trip guides are headed from the city of Mendoza, Argentina up into the Andes, en route to attempt to climb the tallest mountain in South America – Cerro Aconcagua. At 22,841′ (6961m), Aconcagua is also the tallest peak outside the Himalaya! Over the course of…
DetailsTom and Lloyd are moving right along and climbed to high camp yesterday. They are enjoying reasonable, but cold weather down in Antarctica, and are spending the day resting and acclimatizing today in preparation for a chance at the summit tomorrow. All is well and they are enjoying themselves up high on Mount Vinson! Here’s…
DetailsThe guys moved on up to Camp 1, also known as Low Camp, today in just over 5 hours. It’s a good glacier hike from base camp up towards the foot of Mount Vinson, and it’s all uphill from here! They’ll probably take a day to rest tomorrow, and then up the nearly 3000 ft…
DetailsLloyd Charton called in from Antarctica! He and Tom arrived yesterday and are at Vinson Base Camp. Unfortunately, the satellite phone call was pretty garbled and then cut off, so it’s a bit hard to understand. It sounds like they are about to hike up the Branscomb Glacier to the first of two camps that…
DetailsMountain Trip is thrilled to help our friend Lloyd Charton (who climbed Denali with us in 2012), owner of Lux Adventures, with executing an expedition to Mount Vinson, in Antarctica. Lloyd will be joined by Tom Thomas on this adventure to the bottom of the earth! At 16,067 feet (4897m), Mount Vinson is the highest…
DetailsLorenz and Fermin reached the summit of Aconcagua today! It was a beautiful day, light winds and blue skies on the highest mountain in the Americas. It was a big day, over 13 hours of hard work at high altitude, but they had a wonderful day and are back at high camp resting and ready…
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