August 20, 2014 Luke checked in from High Camp on Huayna Potosi today and reports that there is good weather and some new snow on the ground from the last storm. The team is doing great and will have an early dinner of chicken and pasta before they get off their feet and rest. Tonight […]
August 19, 2014 Luke called in this afternoon with a happy team from Huayna Potosi Base Camp. The team packed up from Pequeno Alpamayo Base Camp and headed towards the bus to Huayna Potosi. Herding the llamas and walking down to the bus with a summit under their belts is a great feeling. Almost as […]
August 18, 2014 Luke just called in from Base Camp. All is well and the team stood on top of Pequeno Alpamayo today! The team had good weather with a few clouds to accompany them. The route to the top is challenging with glacier travel, rock scrambling and fixed line ascension. It keeps everyone interested […]
August 17, 2014 Luke just checked in from Base Camp. The team had a great morning for training on the glacier. When the team heads out to the glacier to train, they accomplish a lot. The tongue of the glacier is fairly steep. The base of the glacier is set up as a perfect staging […]
August 16, 2014 Luke called on a beautiful evening from Base Camp. The team made it to the top of Pico Austria with light snow on the way. Â On the return to Base Camp, the clouds parted and they could see a little more of a view. All is well! Â The team took the afternoon […]
August 15, 2014 Luke just called from Pequeno Alpamayo Base Camp.  The team had a great hike to camp with no issues.  They are in great shape and everyone is feeling good. Just after the team pulled into camp, the snow started falling. They have about three inches of new snow on the ground which […]
August 14, 2014 Luke Reilly just checked in from Tambo Condoriri. This is the teams first camp as they start moving closer to the mountains. After the typical dirt road drive towards Pequeno Alpamayo Base Camp, the team had a good acclimatization hike today and are relaxing before a home cooked meal. The Team is […]
August 13, 2014 Luke just called in from Copacabana where the team had a great day on Sun Island.  After a calm boat ride, the team enjoyed a hike to the top of the island to help acclimatize and take in the views of the mountain range. After a picnic on the shoreline, and another night in Copacabana, […]
August 11, 2014 When you walk out of the El Alto airport at 13,323′ (4,061 m) it does not take very long to realize that you better move slowly! LaPaz is a bit lower than the airport, but for the first day or two it is super important to take it slow. So far the team […]
August 8, 2014 From: Greg Vernovage Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 7:59 AM To: Eric Simonson Eric, We did it! As always, the icing on the cake is Illimani. We had been looking at the mountain from the first day in LaPaz, to Copacabana and Sun Island, and from the top of Huayna Potosi. Finally, […]
