December 27, 2018 Andy and his team woke up to strong winds this morning and the tents were rattling all night. This custom private trip did a heck of a job on the mountain this year and decided to play it conservative and head down to Plaza de Mulas this morning. This group had a […]
December 26, 2018 Aconcagua teams are getting into position for summit day. Andy and his team made the move up to Camp 3 today and are in position to make an attempt at the summit tomorrow. The plan is to take a shot in the morning. We will be wishing them lots of luck with […]
December 24, 2018 Jonathan fired off this photo right before the team saddled their backpacks and headed to Camp 1. Everyone is acclimatizing well and they are ready for the move up to about 16,000 feet. They made good time up to camp and are settled in for the night. Up higher at Camp 2 […]
December 23, 2018 Jonathan was able to jump on the internet this afternoon and shoot us some great pictures from the trip so far. They made a carry up to C1 today and are in position to move up tomorrow. As you can see from the photos, things look nice, but Jonathan wrote me an […]
December 22, 2018 Teams are on the move on Aconcagua. Andy, Rikki and team successfully moved up and established Camp 1 today. They are planning to carry and cache equipment up at Camp 2 tomorrow. The views to the north from the Ameghino col will be spectacular for them. On a clear day, you can […]
December 21, 2018 Andy’s team and Jonathan’s team have converged at Plaza Argentina. Andy’s team opted to take another rest day at camp today and will be rested up for their hopeful move to Camp 1 tomorrow. Jonathan and his crew will be taking a rest day tomorrow. I’m sure everyone is having fun hanging […]
December 20, 2018 Andy and Jonathan checked in today from Aconcagua and things are going well. Jonathan and his team are down at the Casa de Piedra camp tonight and are looking forward to getting up to Plaza Argentina tomorrow and settling into basecamp. There will be a nice meal waiting for them and maybe […]
December 18, 2018 Today was the first big day of the trip getting up to the Plaza Argentina Basecamp. Andy checked in and the crew has settled into their tents. Tomorrow is the first rest day on the mountain and everyone will take the time to get ready for the hard work ahead. Hot on […]
December 17, 2018 Both teams have checked in and things are off to a smooth start this year in Argentina. Andy and his team have pulled into Casa de Piedra after their second day on the trail. Basecamp is just around the corner and they’ll get an early start out of the gate tomorrow morning. […]
December 16, 2018 Andy checked in this afternoon with nothing but good news. Andy, Rikki, Leo and crew have made their way to Pampa de Leñas camp on the first day of the trek to basecamp. Looks like a nice and sunny day to me. With all those smiles, I’m not sure where you could go wrong. Right […]
