January 19, 2012 Aconcagua Eben called in to report that there is a significant puddle of water building up near his vestibule and that the lid to the hot sauce was not tightened properly before he put it in his pack.  Aside from these two things the team is doing great. They’re at C2 (18,000ft) […]
January 18, 2012 Ecuador Phil called in to report that the team tagged the top of Cotopaxi today! They’re safe and sound at the hacienda for the night. Tomorrow brings another market while they rest up for Cayambe later this week. All good things. Aconcagua Eben reports from C1 that all is well. They successfully […]
January 17, 2012 We received word from Josh Tapp early this morning. The team is safe & sound in Mendoza, where they continue to wait for one member’s bag.  In the meantime, they spent yesterday packing food and checking gear, followed by an evening enjoying the local sights and sounds. Today they’re lining up all […]
January 17, 2012 Eben Reckord called to check in at 10am PST. The group has elected to take a rest day today. Tomorrow (Jan. 19) they will carry to Camp II and return to Camp I, and on the 20th, they will likely take a rest day. The plan at this point is to move […]
January 17, 2012 Eben called in yesterday afternoon with an update on the team; they have successfully moved to Camp 1 @ 15,000ft on Aconcagua. It is breezy and cold, but clear and the team is happy and healthy. Today they’ll carry to C2. All is well. George Dunn
January 15, 2012 Things don’t always go as planned, if they did this job would be boring. Aconcagua Eben called in with good news on Aconcagua, despite the recent snow, they were able to make their carry to C1. Tomorrow they’ll make the move and establish camp, tonight it’s back to Plaza Argentina for what […]
January 13, 2012 Ecuador Phil called in from Otavalo. The team enjoyed some urban acclimatization with a tour of Old Town Quito. Remember Quito sits at roughly 10,000ft so just getting around town is an adjustment. After their tour they loaded up and made their way to Otavalo, but not without a quick stop at […]
January 12, 2012 Eben called in this afternoon from Casa de Piedra, their second trekking camp en route to Plaza Argentina. All is well though it did rain a bit today which is quite unusual for Aconcagua. And even more unusual was the hail they received at camp. Neither bout of precip lasted much longer […]
January 11, 2012 Greg called in from Antarctica this morning to report that they’re likely to get off the ice as scheduled. Let’s hope the next phone call we get from Greg and the Vinson team is from South America! All is well otherwise – they’re just killing time. Note: killing time after having summitted […]
January 11, 2012 This time of year things get a little hectic in Central & South America. Let’s have a look at what’s happening to our South: Ecuador Phil is in the air heading to Quito today. Argentina One Aconcagua program has wrapped. Our second team heads out today, led again by Eben Reckord. Three […]
