January 31, 2017 Progress continues down in Mexico. Josh checked in to let us know their carry yesterday to high camp was pretty straightforward. Team all performed well. They are heading to high camp now. Weather has remained good, which is more the rule than the exception at this time of year. Summit attempt on […]
January 30, 2017 Josh McDowell reports that all is well in Mexico. Team arrived on Saturday AND with all their luggage. Sunday went well with a drive out to the area of Cortez Pass and a chance to stretch the legs, continue getting over the jet lag/flights and to continue their acclimatization. Sunday night was […]
November 21, 2016 Over the weekend, we wrapped up the Mexico trip and the gang in Ecuador will be flying home late tonight. Working with the Reyes family in Mexico made all the logistics issues down there simple. After their successful climb of Orizaba, the team had a nice dinner (after nice showers) at the […]
November 18, 2016 Back in the saddle this morning for Austin and crew in Mexico. Great climbing conditions and good weather made for a sweet climb of Orizaba this morning. Orizaba’s the third highest peak in North America. Well done, team. They’ll head back to Mexico City in the morning for one final ‘day […]
November 15, 2016 Tomorrow is summit day — for both Austin and team in Mexico and Luke and his crew in Ecuador. Everyone on each team is at high camp and ready to take a shot in the morning. Ixta and Cayambe are both alpine climbs meaning alpine starts. Teams will be getting up […]
November 14, 2016 A quick update from our teams currently in Mexico and Ecuador. Austin and crew had a great acclimatization hike yesterday and are making a carry with some gear/water up to high camp on Ixta today. All’s good and looks like a fair amount of new snow on the mountains. Team will stay […]
November 13, 2016 Luke reported in saying all luggage is now in hand and that everything else is going smoothly. Since arriving in Otavalo, the crew’s been hiking around Cuicocha, visited a local weaver who’s a good friend of Romulo (and ours) and spent Saturday morning visiting the animal market as well as checking out […]
January 30, 2016 The Saturday report is the following: Josh McDowell and team are back in Mexico City and getting together this evening for one last dinner together. Mexico was super kind to us in November but not so much this trip. There will have to be a rematch. News continues to be favorable from […]
January 29, 2016 Josh checked in this morning from Mexico. The crew took their shot at the summit of Orizaba this morning but came up short. We had a super tight guide to climber ratio on this trip, just over 1 to 2, but today, with the icy conditions, it wasn’t quite enough. All our […]
January 27, 2016 Josh let us know that Ixta was a ‘no go’ this morning. They started up from high camp in spite of the winds, hoping they’d die down as the team approached sunrise. No such luck. Winds simply stayed too high to be within the team’s comfort zone and margin of safety. ‘Stuff’ […]
