February 6th, 2018 Time to introduce our fifth and final Aconcagua expedition team for the season. Eric Remza, IMG Senior Guide, is at the helm. He is joined from the US by Anna Hicks, and from Argentina, Leandro Villegas. The entire team arrived in Mendoza on Sunday with minimal issues. Only one or two […]
February 5, 2018 Just a quick update from Luke and team on Aconcagua. A little precip the last few days but nothing bad. Certainly not enough to prevent them from making their carry to C1 and making the move today to C1, which is where they are spending the night. Forecasts call for the […]
February 2, 2018 Two more days of hiking are under their belts which means the team has reached base camp, Plaza Argentina (13,600’). Weather has been nice and quite warm on the mountain. Luke, Jay, Martin and team say good-bye to the mules here and they become ‘the mules’ above base camp. Three progressively […]
January 31, 2018 Luke, Jay, Martin and team started walking today. Pampas Lenas by this evening. The 3 day approach to base is pretty much perfect from an acclimatization standpoint. Mules carry all the gear so each member has basically a day pack to carry at this stage of the trip. Packs get […]
January 30, 2018 The team left Mendoza this morning, heading to Penitentes. It’s a 3-4 hr drive to where the trail begins. They’ll make final gear decisions and sort loads for the mules. Then it’s one more sit down dinner and a final night (for a while) in a bed. The walking starts tomorrow […]
January 29th, 2018 We’ve had a week to catch our breath and now it’s time to get back to talking about how IMG trips are going in the Southern Hemisphere and Mexico. This will be our final Mexico trip for the season. IMG Senior Guide, Charlotte Austin, is at the helm of this final […]
January 22nd, 2018 Nickel, Rikki, Martin and crew are at Plaza Mulas, base camp on the Horcones Valley side of Aconcagua. The summit and traverse are complete and they are down. Living is large at this lower altitude with Grajales Expeditions, our service provider on Aconcagua (and long term friends) are doing all the cooking. […]
January 21, 2018 Just what we wanted (and expected) to hear: the team had a safe and successful climb today. They are all back at high camp. Weather held, and they put one foot in front of the other and got the job done. What can you say except, Congratulations. As you’ve often read […]
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. Packing, prepping, eating and drinking going on. Forecast still is MOS […]
January 19th, 2018 Carry got made to high camp (C3) today. Everyone currently back together at C2. Tomorrow’s the final move. They’ll try to get into C3 relatively early and establish camp. Best to have as much time as possible to prep for the summit; eat, drink and rest as much as is possible at […]
