Tag: Dispatches

Testing from Basecamp

Amelia Kau
she | her | hers

109 W. Mercer St. | Seattle, WA 98119
Phone (206) 378-1927

The phrase says that “the end of a beautiful adventure is only the beginning of the next one”..!! This will be our “excuse” to start thinking about our next challenge!! Today the Dirty Dozen team finished their expedition program to … Continue reading →

The Dirty Dozen team has shown great courage, character and determination. Yesterday, in difficult conditions: snow, cold and wind, the team reached the summit of Aconcagua. It has been two weeks of effort and sacrifice, but also fun and sharing … Continue reading →

The Dirty Dozen team is at Camp 3 Cholera. After yesterday’s portage, we finally came to stay today for our summit attempt tomorrow. The weather forecast was accurate and we had snowfall once we reached Camp 3. The whole team … Continue reading →

Jambo friends, family and loved ones, Vern Tejas here saying welcome to our exciting ascent of the highest free standing volcano in the world. The team is providing us with a rather creative name, so hence forward we will be … Continue reading →

Aconcagua is Aconcagua, today we cash some loads with out gear and supplies to Camp 3, the weather conditions have been a bit unstable in the last hours, for this reason we knew that it was possible to have some … Continue reading →

Hello friends!! This is the Dirty Dozen team reporting from Camp 2 Guanacos at 5400 masl. After almost three and a half days unplugged we are back. On December 21st we left the Plaza Argentina camp to begin the summit … Continue reading →

The Dirty Dozen team has started today their approach hike to Plaza Argentina base camp. Today we walked the Vacas River valley for the first time, joining Punta de Vacas and Pampa de Leñas at 2800 meters above sea level. … Continue reading →

Hi everyone,
We are all prepped and off to the mountain for our 7 day Machame climb. Stay tuned for more!
Eric and the team

Thanks
Eric Murphy