February 16, 2014 Tye Chapman and team had another sensational weather day in Patagonia. They went high into the Bader Valley, a much less frequently traveled area off the classic ‘W’ trek in Patagonia. Almost no wind and very warm weather. Simply spectacular day. Today, they head up the French Valley, on their way to […]
February 12, 2014 Patagonia Tye and team had a perfect first day in Patagonia. Went to the Refugio Chileno, dropped their gear and had a bit to eat. Then, with light packs, they headed up towards Torres del Paine, the Towers of Paine. Perfect conditions. One of the most spectacular views of the entire trip. […]
February 10, 2014 Good weekend on Aconcagua. Josh Tapp called me yesterday from the summit of Aconcagua! Cold and windy on the ascent but much less windy on the summit. Go figure. Team got back to high camp without issue and will be at base camp, Plaza Mulas, on the Horcones side shortly. All’s good. […]
February 7, 2014 Tapp called in again today with good news… The team made their carry to High Camp. The weather back down at C2 is pretty nice, no precip and relatively calm winds. Their plan for tomorrow is to move up to High Camp and if everything lines up for them they’ll go for […]
February 5, 2014 Tapp called in from Camp 2 today. Another tough day in the wind and cold but they pushed through and earned their rest day tomorrow. It’s about as windy at C1 as it is at C2 so it was well worth the effort. On the menu tonight: “rice, mushrooms, and meat”. […]
February 4, 2014 Tapp called in from today Camp 1 after he and his team got back from their carry to Camp 2. They got their butts kicked a little bit by the cold and wind today, but made it up and back without issue. They’re sipping on some hot drinks in their tents now […]
February 4, 2014 Josh Tapp called in over the weekend and again on Monday. His group made a carry to Camp 1 on Sunday. The team moved to Camp 1 on Monday at 14,500. At 6pm Argentina time  on Monday his team was already in their tents on  a cold, windy evening but feeling well […]
January 31, 2014 Tapp called in today from Plaza Argentina after a nice day on the trail. It’s sunny but a little breezy at camp right now. The team is busy getting tents set up and preparing for the day off tomorrow. Sounds like their team is between a couple different waves of other teams […]
January 30, 2014 Tapp called in this afternoon from their second trekking camp en route to Base Camp. The team is doing great and is set to enjoy some chicken asado tonight. Their camp is set up just alongside a braided river that they’ll cross in the morning. It’s a little breezy at this camp […]
January 29, 2014 Hamill called in today from Plaza de Mulas to report that he and his team as well as Peter Anderson and his team all made it down to Base Camp without issue. They’ll enjoy a few creature comforts there at Base Camp – specifically some overpriced, and not so good (but good […]
