February 12, 2018 Weather has been our friend this season. Luke Reilly just called from the summit of Aconcagua. Essentially no wind on top. Crew will descend to high camp shortly for the night. Tomorrow’s goal is Plaza Mulas, base camp on the Horcones Valley side of the mountain. The team has to climb […]
February 9, 2018 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 […]
February 7th, 2018 All is well on Aconcagua. Luke and team have made their move up to C2. Weather is reasonably good and members are doing well. First night at the new altitude is always a little ‘tough’ and the team will either make a carry to high camp tomorrow or take a rest […]
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. […]
