January 18, 2019 Let’s get everyone updated on the progress of groups ‘down South’ before the weekend. Vinson – doing some serious ‘relaxin’. Team is at Vinson base camp waiting for the Twin Otter to be able to fly them over to Union Glacier camp. A bit too foggy now but the IL 76 is […]
January 15, 2019 Let’s get caught up on teams down South. ECUADOR – Cayambe and Cotopaxi – done. Two great summits. Four team members are now prepping and heading off to Chimborazo for a summit attempt. ACONCAGUA – all is well. Moving to C1 at 16K feet is the next order of business. Necessary to establish 3 camps […]
January 12, 2019 Let’s catch up with the Ecuador and Aconcagua teams currently in the mountains. Big news today was that Jay, Romulo and their entire team had a great summit of Cotopaxi. Weather was excellent, snow conditions great and the team was strong. They made quick work of the thing. Team has been down […]
January 11, 2019 Here’s a quick update for IMG teams down South, farther South, and really far South. Jay, Romulo and their successful Ecuador team are now getting prepped for an attempt on Cotopaxi. The mountain was ‘off limits’ for a while because of eruptive activity but things have settled down and are back to […]
January 8, 2019 Nickel, Martin and the team shot us a quick text this morning to say they were leaving Mendoza, heading to Penitentes. More packing this afternoon, this time into ‘mule loads’. They’ll spend the night at the ski lodge in Penitentes and then the walking starts tomorrow morning. There’s always a bit […]
January 7, 2019 Two down and our third Aconcagua expedition is on deck. IMG Guides Nickel Wood, Martin Lucero, and their team are in Mendoza putting final touches on shopping and packing. Everyone arrived without major issues and with all luggage. Nice to have cleared that hurdle. Two nights in Mendoza to wrap preparations and […]
January 4, 2019 It’s a wrap. The team made it to Mendoza last evening.  Huge day but oh what fun. A big walk down to the road from Plaza Mulas was the first leg. Nice part was that there was very little in those packs. Then the duffle shuffle in Penitentes and then their private […]
January 3, 2019 Jonathan Schrock and his Aconcagua team are doing a power walk today. Plaza Mulas to the trailhead, then the ‘duffle shuffle’ and then driving to Mendoza. The horses are definitely heading for the barn. A long day, for sure, but made infinitely easier with the knowledge that this team busted butt, […]
January 2, 2019 Jonathan, Martin and Co. have escaped the winds at C3 and are now down at the Plaza de Mulas basecamp. This crew has simply done a super job. The tradition at basecamp after a successful climb like this is to put down a couple slices of pizza and wash it down with […]
January 1, 2019 Jonathan called in to say Happy New Year and let us know that they reached the summit of Aconcagua. This is a a job well done. Their patience, determination and hard work paid off. I really can’t think of a better way to start the new year than standing on the highest […]
