December 21, 2012 Just in from Ang Jangbu and team on the Christmas Kilimanjaro trip: “We had a good start this morning. Everyone did really well and reached Machame camp just before 4 pm. Perfect temperature hiking up today – cloudy, drizzled a bit but it didn’t pour on us and it wasn’t too hot. […]
Archive: December, 2012
Kili For Christmas
December 21, 2012 Ang Jangbu Sherpa sent us a team photo of his crew from the courtyard at the Keys Hotel this morning. The Christmas Kilimanjaro team has now arrived and going through final prep/packing in anticipation of heading up the mountain in the morning. Pretty cool way to spend Christmas and New Year’s. The […]
Team Eben Weighing Options
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 […]
When The Mountain Says No, We Listen
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 […]
Team Eben Secured At C1
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 […]
Dinner With The Crew
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.
Team Tapp Arrives In Mendoza
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 […]
Vinson All Wrapped Up Until Christmas
December 17, 2012 Received the call from Mike Hamill early this morning, the 17th. The IL 76 is in the air. They’ll be back in Punta today and finding a nice restaurant to celebrate both their success on Vinson and with the Last Degree trip. Pretty much a perfect trip. In and out on schedule, […]
Successful Carry To C1
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 […]
Rest Day For Aconcagua Team
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. […]