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Entries By zeb blais

Aconcagua: Beren & Team Summit!

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 22,841'

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What a proud day for our team! This morning we woke long before the sun came up and proceeded to hide from the bitter cold until a much more sensible option presented itself. All the teams left camp early turned back to protect their extremities while we enjoyed the rising sun and long summer day as we made our bid for the top. Don't get us wrong, it was a cold day but everyone managed quite well and is happy and healthy back at camp. Aconcagua was most gracious to our team today, but boy did we have to earn it. The light snow winter has left the mountain nearly bare of snow and we did not even use crampons today. Scrambling up loose rock at just under 23,000 feet is a real treat and the team rose to the challenge, huffing and puffing all the way to the roof of the Andes. All in all a great day with a stellar team. I'm certainly grateful to have gotten to share a beautiful day in the mountains with a great crew of climbers. Those of us that stood on top could not have done it without our team and though not every member shared the view today, they were all with us every step of the way. RMI Guide Jake Beren [Summit audio transcription] Hello. This is Jake Beren calling from the highest point in South America, the top of Aconcagua with a real strong team. Had a great summit day, perfect weather. We're up here with visibility in just about every direction. So, definitely proud of a real solid team and a real solid effort and we're halfway done. So we will give you a shout when we get to our camp. Thanks for all the weather help and we look forward to seeing everybody when we get back. Alright.


RMI Guide Jake Beren calls in from the Aconcagua summit!

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Congratulations, finish strong and savor your accomplishment! Stay safe.

Posted by: Ken Hislop on 1/12/2013 at 11:23 pm

Great job my friends! congrats! Enjoy the beef at Pampa de Lenas, and the warm temps in Mendoza.
Gabi

Posted by: Gabriel Barral on 1/3/2013 at 3:59 pm

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Move to Piedras Blancas Camp

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 19,600'

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Lucky us! We had a near windless evening to celebrate the coming New Year. New Year's Day found us resolving to make it to Camp 3 in good style and we certainly did. We are slowly finishing up camp building in this rarified air and plan to rest for the remainder of the afternoon. If this weather holds for another day, we will have a great chance of making the summit mañana. Wish us some buenas suerte amigos. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Keep going Dawn and team!
I am so proud of you. keep warm!

Posted by: hye kim on 1/2/2013 at 9:42 am

Happy 2013 to Beren and Team from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who encourages you to stay “strong in will/To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”  If the stars are aligned, power on to the summit.

Posted by: nsb on 1/2/2013 at 8:56 am

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Rest Day at Camp 2

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 18,000'

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Brrrr. At least that was the theme of the first half of the day. Fortunately we had warm tents to rest in and after an acclimatization hike this afternoon, we are able to enjoy a little sun outdoors. Clouds have moved steadily over the Aconcagua summit today and it is our team's sincerest hope that they blow out and we are able to move higher tomorrow. Wish us luck, we are ready but prepared to be patient if conditions dictate. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Happy NY guys !!!  I am enjoying reading your accomplishments to this point.  Be safe

Posted by: Dean Bowen on 1/1/2013 at 9:10 am

Happy New Year!!! Hope the weather holds and you all summit soon.

Posted by: Ron Davis on 12/31/2012 at 2:21 pm

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Arrive to Camp 2 in Grand Style

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 18,000'

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Even the heavy packs of a full camp move could not dampen the team's spirits as we left Aconcagua Camp 1 for our new home at Camp 2 aka "Chopper Camp" aka "Guanocos 3." The team arrived in the grand style to which we have become accustomed, with plenty of gas in the tank and fashionably dressed. We are now starting to feel like all our hard work is paying off, only one more camp before our summit push. Tomorrow we'll have a rest day and then, weather permitting, initiate our launch sequence. Cross your fingers for a solid weather window for us amigos! RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Joshua, don’t forget to change your socks and brush your teeth!

Love You…....DAD

Posted by: Lee Gentine on 1/4/2013 at 5:19 am

Happy New Year to Dawn and the rest of the team!!!

Posted by: Eric S. on 12/31/2012 at 2:27 pm

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Carry to Camp 2

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Elevation: 16,200'

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We are back at Camp Uno after a spectacular carry to Camp 2. The weather was quite pleasant and the team chewed up the few thousand feet with a load to prepare ourselves to move higher tomorrow. Once at Camp 2, we enjoyed the new views as the northern side of Aconcagua came into view. You sure can see a long way from 18,000 feet on a clear day! Wish us good luck on the weather front for the next few days, if these conditions persist we will be in great shape to keep moving higher. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Keep going #1.  Thinking of you every day.  Enjoy the views man.

Posted by: Jon on 12/30/2012 at 4:10 pm

Stay strong Josh. we love hearing all of the updates and are saying a few prayers that the weather continues to be favorable for the ascent to the summit

Posted by: Matt and Jazmin on 12/30/2012 at 5:34 am

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Rested and It Was Good

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Elevation: 16,200'

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With the winds at an all time low and the sun shining strong, our rest day at Camp I is at full power. This morning while we waited for our camp side stream to return to liquid, the team collected their cache a few hundred feet below. The remaining morning and early afternoon was spent in maximum rest mode. In a few minutes we will embark on a short acclimating hike uphill to stir the oxygen tanks and activate the circulation pumps. Needless to say we are happy and enjoying the mountain air, or at least what is left at 16,400 feet. Tomorrow we plan to carry a load to Camp II and our team is primed to do so. Until mañana... RMI Guide Jake Beren
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JARED!!! We all miss you! Keep at it, take lots of pictures and most importantly..HAVE FUN :)

Posted by: Trisha on 12/29/2012 at 9:41 am

Jared keep going. You got this. Hey Brian! Hi Trisha. Love you guys.

Posted by: Kai & Dip & Ru on 12/29/2012 at 9:18 am

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Aconcagua: Team Settles in to Camp 1

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 16,200'

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Buenos Tardes from Campo Uno! Today the team did a fantastic job moving from Aconcagua's Basecamp in style and we rolled into camp under perfect conditions. Our carry served us well, providing a good acclimatization base for our move today. Tomorrow we will enjoy a little light activity, but mostly rest and celebrate Leon's cumpleanos. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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Loving the blog and the first action photo! Josh, look for me near Camp 2—just listen for the cow bell. Until then, keep up the good work!

Posted by: Meredith Hatten on 12/28/2012 at 6:42 am

I hope you’re having fun Jared! Your sister and I sure are! Here’s hoping everything works out with “Opera!”

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Ready to Move to Camp 1

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

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Today we enjoyed the first break in the wind we've seen up here and made a very productive carry to Camp 1. This not only put some much needed supplies higher on the mountain, but gave us a chance to taste our thinnest air so far and work on our high altitude techniques for later on. Tomorrow we will move up to Camp 1 if weather permits and be one step closer to higher exploration. Tonight after our climbing was complete, we had a great (hopefully) last meal for a while here at BC. It really fueled us for a big day tomorrow, but not nearly as much as reading all the blog responses from everyone back home. Thanks. RMI Guide Jake Beren PS. Happy Birthday to il Padrino.

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Keep going, Josh!  I wore a bow tie the last two days at work.  I am assuming you’re doing the same up there.

Posted by: Nic on 12/27/2012 at 2:07 pm

I tried to post on Christmas day…now it’s a post-Christmas Merry Christmas, Josh, and the whole team!!  Wishing for your safe ascent and trip back down…from the warmth of the indoors :)
Love, Sis, Junior, and Léoni

Posted by: Amanda Gentine on 12/27/2012 at 11:33 am

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Wishing All a Merry Christmas!

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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua

Elevation: 13,800'

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Holiday greetings to all our friends around the world! Down/up here on Aconcagua it has been a Christmas to remember. We went on an acclimatization hike towards C1, enjoyed a favorite mountain holiday tradition of quesadillas a la Leon, and generally enjoyed each other's company. Tomorrow we will ride the (hopefully) improving trend of decreasing winds and try to carry up to Camp 1. Our time spent at BC prepares us for strength on the upper mountain and we look forward to making the most of it. Here are a few shout outs from the team: "Feeling great! Love you all. MUAT baby." "Merry Christmas family and friends. Love from 14,000 feet." "Love you family! #2, wish you were here! Love you, #1" "Jeanne, Love you." "Merry Christmas Fam!" "Adi, having a great time. See you soon. Do your homework-love, Dad" "Vien, all I want for X-mad is you." A few of us might have been napping, but rest assure we all miss our people and can't wait to share this adventure when we return. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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#1, thanks for the shout out!  Thinking of your every day and wish I could be there.  Be safe.  Love you.  #2

Posted by: Jonny Boy on 12/27/2012 at 8:34 am

Hi Michael, I miss you and I love you! Be safe and have fun.

Posted by: Vien Vail on 12/27/2012 at 1:33 am

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Aconcagua: Beren & Team Arrive Base camp

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Elevation: 13,800'

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Greetings from Basecamp! Our team battled a bit of wind getting here, but here we are safe and sound. Our morning began with the more sensible members of the team riding mules across the Vacas River, while the rest of us "tough" (ie ridiculous) members waded across the icy stream. Once our icy feet had boots on, we hiked up the Relinchos Valley underneath a towering view of Aconcagua. It definitely looked windy up there, with spindrift ripping off the peak. Basecamp is somewhat better and after a good session of camp building in the elements, the team is ready for some well earned R&R. Tomorrow we rest and prepare ourselves for that break in the weather. RMI Guide Jake Beren

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CV & TP, merry christmas and good luck (don’t look down)... our thoughts are with you the whole lavado family…

Posted by: Lavado's on 12/26/2012 at 7:26 am

Kim and Scata families wish Dawn and the entire team an exciting climb. Keep warm and happy heart! —Mom—

Posted by: Hye Kim on 12/25/2012 at 5:00 pm

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