February 1, 2011 Team 3 is back in Mendoza as of last evening. Peter Anderson reports that a long day of hiking and travel led everyone back to Mendoza last evening. Some members will begin flights home today while others will take another day to relax prior to heading home. Hugely successful, safe and happy, […]
January 29, 2011 Just spoke with Senior Guide, Peter Anderson, on the summit of Aconcagua. 100% on top. Weather is perfect. Perhaps 5 cm of snow overnight. Winds were 20-25 kph when the team started at 5:30 am, their time. However, the wind continued to die throughout the morning, and Peter reports balmy conditions on […]
January 28, 2011 Just spoke with Senior Guide, Peter Anderson. The entire group got to high camp in good form. All are now tucked away for the evening. Forecasts show a possible summit day for tomorrow. Winds in the 20-30 km/h range and light precipitation. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the team. Their plan […]
January 28, 2011 IMG Senior Guide, Peter Anderson, reported last evening that the team tagged Camp 3 (High Camp), left a cache and descended to Camp 2 for the evening. This is all great news. Even better is that all team members were healthy and climbing strong. Let’s see if they can make it to […]
January 27, 2011 We heard from Peter Anderson and Team 3 last evening. Camp 2 has now been occupied and the team continues to do well. Now, the strategy game gets more difficult. They’re watching the weather and the forecast, trying to get a feel for when a summit window will be available. And, the […]
January 25, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in to report that all is well at Camp 1. The team carried in some windy conditions today (30mph+) and will make the move to C 2 tomorrow. All continues to go well for the team. The forecast calls for some windy days (normal for Aconcagua) and […]
January 24, 2011 IMG Guide Peter Anderson called in yesterday to report that his Aconcagua team had a successful carry to Camp 1, and everyone was feeling good, having fun and breathing hard! Today’s plan is to move to Camp 1 after enjoying a hearty breakfast, and call in later this evening with an update […]
January 24, 2011 Eben called in from High Camp on Aconcagua to report that 8 of 9 tagged the top earlier today. All are safe and sound back at camp and anxious to get down to Plaza de Mulas tomorrow and out to civilization on Tuesday. No immediate word from Phil in Ecuador but like […]
January 22, 2011 We received word from Phil today after a great day training on the lower glaciers of Cayambe. If all goes as planned they’ll get an alpine start in the morning and be on the summit by mid-morning. Further South on Aconcagua, Eben and his team made the move to High Camp today […]
January 21, 2011 We received word from Antarctica & Punta Arenas, Chile today that ALE called in the IL76 for a flight! This is great news for our team who’s been waiting at Union Glacier for a couple weeks now and especially great news for IMG Guide, and ping-pong champion (see yesterday’s blog post) Aaron […]
