January 20, 2018
Nickel, Rikki, Martin and crew are at C3 — high camp. A little precip today as they moved up but wind is essentially nil. Clouds and no wind actually provides a bit of ‘green house’ effect, making camp fairly comfortable.
The trail is up (photo: Peter Bilodeau)
Packing, prepping, eating and drinking going on. Forecast still is MOS for tomorrow. Team is going to take their shot early tomorrow morning. Right decision. Doesn’t make a ton of sense to stay at high camp in good weather. Wind, above all, is the concern on Aconcagua. With winds forecasted to stay at a low ebb through tomorrow, they’ve got to go. We’ll let you know how it all works out. Time to wish them luck.
Phil Ershler