Summit!
Success!! The team summited today at about 3:30 PM Argentina time! 12 people from the team summited! A great success. The team is safely at high Camp tonight and they will descend to Base Camp tomorrow A big congratulation to all of them!
2016-17 Season Dispatches
Summit Day, Big Challenge Ahead
The Group is at High Camp and going for the summit today. All members are doing fine despite the cold weather and snow storms they have encountered up high. Summit day on Aconcagua is a tremendous challenge no matter which route you are on. Reaching Aconcagua’s 22,834’ summit, especially the final 3,600’ to the summit, …
High Camp, moving to where the condors soar
The Group called yesterday. The are all doing fine despite high winds at Camp II, and a snow storm that brought more snow than expected. Today they will be moving to High Camp since winds are slowing down significantly. They will be at High Camp tonight and possibly tackle the summit tomorrow AM or the …
Getting Higher
The group moved to CAMP II yesterday. All team members doing fine. Today they Carry to High Camp and there is a chance that they will be moving to High Camp tomorrow on in the next few days. Slowly getting closer to the final push to the summit, which is only a few days away. …
The Group is at Camp 1
The team made it yesterday to Camp 1 at 4,900 mt. (16,300′) Everyone doing well aftre that big jump in altitude from Base Camp. The team will either rest today at Camp 1 or carry a load to Camp II. We will keep you posted. I am attaching a picture of the team on DAY …
At Base Camp Resting
AP- 8 Feb 4-23 The team reached Base Camp yesterday. All members doing well. Rest and acclimatization day at Base Camp today. We want everyone to have the best possible chance to make the summit. The most effective way to do this is to take the time to acclimatize to the low oxygen environment. We …
Another expedition to the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
AP 8 – Feb 4-23 Yesterday (Feb 5th) our 8th expedition of this season departed from Mendoza to Penitentes to start our acclimatization process at 2,700 meters. Today they will start hiking the Vacas and Ameghino Valleys to Base Camp. Mules will carry their gear. Here they begin the route, which was established in 1934 …
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They reached the summit!
AP 7 – Jan 7 – Jan 26 Today the team reached the summit of the highest mountain in the World outside the Himalayas (with an altitude of 22,834 ft). A great achievement that they surely never forget! Now they will complete the Aconcagua traverse, by going down by a different route to the base …
Almost there!
AP 7 – Jan 7 – Jan 26 Today the team reach the High Camp, at almost 6.000 m! They are doing a great job and looking forward to reach the summit tomorrow. They will get up early and after breakfast they will begin the to the top of the highest peak outside of Himalayas. …
Camp II
AP 7 – Jan 7 – Jan 26 The group reached Camp II (17,700 ft) today. They are working hard and trying to gain altitude while keeping the energy. They are now resting and tomorrow will see if they can move forward to the High Camp, at almost 6,000m (19,600 ft). Otherwise they will stay …