The team had a rest day at Aconcagua base camp and is preparing to make their first carry up to Camp 1. Here’s expedition leader, Garrett Madison, with today’s dispatch: Hello! This is Garrett checking-in for the Aconcagua expedition. Today is January 29th and we had a nice rest day here at Plaza de Mulas […]
Today the team reached Plaza de Mules base camp and got settled in. The sat phone dispatch is a bit garbled but you can certainly make out that they like the comforts of the base camp: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Aconcagua expedition. Today is January 28th and today we trekked from […]
The Aconcagua team took an active rest day near Confluencia camp getting a look at the south face of Aconcagua up close. Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, provides today’s expedition dispatch via sat phone: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Aconcagua expedition with View from the Top, Ltd., a TV production company. […]
The Aconcagua team began their trek to base camp today and expedition leader, Garrett Madison, checks in with today’s dispatch: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Aconcagua climb. We had a great first day heading from Penitentes up to our first camp on the trek to base camp at Confluencia. We […]
Our next adventure kicked-off today with the team assembled and heading out to the trailhead of South America’s highest peak, Aconcagua. Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, provides this recap of the start: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Aconcagua expedition with View from the Top, Ltd., a TV program about climbing mountains […]
Hi! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Antarctica season wrap-up. Well, we had a great season in Antarctica this past month. We did two Madison Mountaineering Vinson expedition climbs that were successful: one in late December and one in early January along with co-guide Conrad Anker. And then I stayed down […]
Here’s Conrad with the final dispatch for the second of our two successful Mount Vinson expeditions for 2019/2020: Greetings folks, this is Conrad Anker with the final dispatch from Vinson 2020 with Madison Mountaineering. It’s a beautiful sunny day here at Vinson base camp and all the team is safely back at Union Glacier camp. […]
Another day at Vinson base camp where the team is keeping themselves entertained while waiting out a change in the weather that will allow the planes to fly: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mount Vinson climb with Conrad Anker. Well, we had another nice rest day in Mount Vinson base camp […]
The team is at Vinson base camp waiting for good flying conditions so they can get back to Union Glacier camp. Expedition leader, Garrett Madison, provides today’s expedition dispatch: Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Mount Vinson expedition climb with Conrad Anker. Today, January 9th, we had a rest day in Mount Vinson […]
The team is now safely down to Vinson base camp and Conrad Anker reports on the day in this expedition dispatch: Greetings sports fans! This is Conrad calling from Vinson base camp. It’s the 8th of January 2020. What a way to start this fresh, new decade. We’re all back here after a wonderful and […]