January 22, 2010 Ben called in again today to relay that they successfully carried to High Camp today and will take their well deserved rest day tomorrow to regain some energies and acclimatize a bit more before heading back up to High Camp. Once at HC they’ll wait for a solid weather window before taking […]
January 20, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in today after the team had pulled into Camp 2 for the night. The team continues to be strong and move efficiently. The weather today was “stellar” with not a breath of wind up high. They’ll either carry to C3 or enjoy a well deserved rest day […]
January 19, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in yesterday to report that the team had successfully carried to Camp 1 and set up tents in some nasty weather. Good practice for everybody and everybody did great. Today they were scheduled to carry to Camp 2 also known as Helicopter Camp (17,800ft). If all goes […]
January 18, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt called in to relay that the team is doing well and enjoyed their acclimatization time at Base Camp, but now it’s time to get to work. They pulled into Base Camp on the 15th and enjoyed a full rest day on the 16th and planned to carry to […]
January 14, 2010 IMG Guide Ben Kurdt just called in from the trail on Day 2 of the trek to Aconcagua Base Camp… The team just wrapped upa picninc lunch in between Pampa de Lenas and Casa de Piedra. The weather is good and everyone is feeling great. If the clouds stay at bay they’ll […]
January 14, 2010 Getting all team members to the right city, at the right time and with all their luggage might be the toughest part of an expedition. Our first Aconcagua trip for the season got close. Everyone made it and right on time. We only lost 2 pieces of luggage. Good thing is that […]
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Everyone is back in Mendoza. Flights are being changed, the group is celebrating and even trying to squeeze in a wine tour before leaving. The two days following IMG’s summit day were bad. Looks like the mountain gods let us squeeze one in. The team did a great job of putting themselves […]
