December 23, 2012 Heard from both of our current Aconcagua teams today, Sunday, December 23. Eben and team saw the writing on the wall after a valiant attempt to get higher yesterday. Winds in the 100 kph range around the area of the Ameghino Col told them no. And they listened. After a final review […]
December 20, 2012 Eben and team are at BC today. Winds should dissipate today and make it possible to head back up in the morning. The team is strategizing about their next move. Forecasted winds, their strength and time remaining are all key components to their decision making. They’re weighing all the information available. Never […]
December 19, 2012 Both Eben and Josh called in today, the 19th, at different times. Eben’s crew had a wild night at C1. BIG winds – likely in excess of 100 kph. That’s breezy. They decided enough was enough and hightailed it down to BC until things calmed down. When the mountain says no, you’d […]
December 18, 2012 Just spoke with Eben. The carry to C2 is done and the crew is back at C1. As he said – “they earned it todayâ€. Got windy up high, as expected, but that’s OK for a carry day. Now, they’re tucked in at C1 and will stay there until the forecast is […]
December 18, 2012 From: Josh Tapp Date: December 18, 2012, 2:38:53 AM PST To: Phil Ershler Subject: Photo of the gang Had a fantastic dinner last night with the gang. Â Everyone is doing well. Â Off to Penitentes by mid afternoon.
December 17, 2012 Aconcagua Team #2, with Josh Tapp in the lead, checked in today from Mendoza. Great news was that all climbers have arrived and all luggage has arrived. We had a couple of missing bags yesterday but all has been resolved. That’s huge. Final shopping and final packing are going on now. A […]
December 16, 2012 Eben and crew had a good carry today to C1. Camp is at about 16,200 ft. Weather was good, as you can see from the photo. They’re back at base camp now, which is Sunday afternoon, eating pizza. The plan is to make the move to C1 on Monday. Health is good […]
December 15, 2012 We heard from Eben today. The crew had a nice rest day at base camp today. Lots of eating and drinking and generally enjoying a day off. Tomorrow’s their first carry to Camp 1 at around 16,000 ft. Higher winds are forecast for later in the week, but for now, all’s good. […]
December 14, 2012 Another dispatch from IMG guide Eben Reckord, the team made it yesterday to Casa Piedra, camp 2 on the approach to Aconcagua. Weather was reported to be “ridiculously nice”. Today, everybody arrived at base camp in good shape, no issues. It was surprising to see how many people were not on the […]
December 12, 2012 Eben Reckord called in with news we love to hear, ‘all is well’. Beyond that, he and his team are at Pampa de Llenas, our first trekking camp en route to Aconcagua Base Camp. No issues so far. The weather is nice, though the standard Aconcagua breeze is ever-present. They expect more […]
