En Route to Laguna Verde!
After a successful acclimatization climb yesterday, the team is on the road today en route to Laguna Verde where they’ll camp for the night and enjoy hot springs and spectacular views of the night sky and surrounding Andes. Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with todays dispatch from Chile:
Hello, this is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Ojos del Salado (6893m/22,615ft) expedition! It’s Monday, December 12th.
Yesterday we completed our first acclimatization ascent. We went up Cerro Doña Inés (5075m/16,650ft), a volcano at just over 5,000 meters. We had a beautiful climb, the team did great, everyone was feeling healthy and strong, and the weather was just perfect! We had only light winds and spectacular views of the Pedernales Salt Flat and the surrounding, brilliantly colored terrain of the Atacama.
So right now, we’re driving to Laguna Verde. We’ll camp their tonight and enjoy the hot springs! And then tomorrow, we’ll hopefully complete our second acclimatization ascent of Cerro San Francisco (4940m/16,207ft).
So, all is well here in Chile and we’ll be in touch!
The rugged beauty of the Atacama. Photo: Terray Sylvester
Appetizers!
Our climbers John and Kris toasting a successful day in Chile! Photo: Terray Sylvester
A view of the Atacama Desert from the summit of Cerro Doña Inez. Photo: Terray Sylvester
Climbing Cerro Doña Inez. Photo: Terray Sylvester
Our chef, Juan Carlos, making the magic happen. Photo: Terray Sylvester
Preparing for asado in camp at Pedernales Salt Flat.
Alpenglow on Cerro Doña Inez. Photo: Terray Sylvester
In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:
– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:
- Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear our daily audio expedition updates on select expeditions. Just say, “Alexa, play my flash briefing.“
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