February 9, 2018
Final Stretch to Base Camp (Nickel Wood)
All continues to be fine on Aconcagua. Luke’s team is hanging at C2 today. Weather is clear but a bit breezy. Team has plenty of time. Will likely move to high camp this weekend and look at a summit attempt on Monday or Tuesday. Winds are forecasted to be lower beginning the first part of next week. Bottom line is that the team’s in a good position.
Eric and team pulled into base camp, Plaza Argentina, today. Tomorrow’s always a rest day. They’ll begin their series of carries and moves to progressively higher camps on Sunday. We’ll take it.
Phil Ershler