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Day 10: Team One at Camp 1

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The team (aka “Team One”) settled at their new digs at Camp 1 (16.8k’) today. The climb begins!

Ryan and Rob banter during a recorded conversation this afternoon.

Rob describes a pretty difficult skree climb today that took alot of energy. Though the interview runs long, it seems cut short by a toilet bag that blows away in the wind up the mountain.

Ryan: “Are you happy?” Rob: “Well I dunno if “happy” is the word. We’re doing well. We’re moving along.”

Rob describes the grub and identifies the rest of “Team One”: JJ and Geoff (the guides), Peter (seattle who did elbrus with dad), Mike (seattle originally from houston), another Robert (sacramento), Spencer (recent college graduate), and Tim (canada).

Guide JJ Justman also audio blogged today from Camp 1, and his sat phone cuts out just as much as Rob’s. Sometimes it takes a guide to find happiness. It turns out Team One is happy because there’s a sit-down toilet near where they are camping!

Day 10: Move to Camp 1. We leave Base Camp and climb back to Camp 1 with our remaining gear.* Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

* Itinerary summary from RMI Guides

Day 2: Arrival in Mendoza, Argentina

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Here is this evening’s brief phone interview with Rob after his arrival in Argentina. Unfortunately, the call ends abruptly after 1.5 minutes. We will probably just let future phone calls go directly to voicemail so Rob can post a true dispatch (Dad, if you’re reading this… that’s the plan!).


He also got a call into Clay, who reported, “Just talked to him. He’s in Mendoza, flew all night, is exhausted. They went out to eat at an argentine restaurant. 6 other climbers, all guys, all great. He’s going to the room to go to bed…totally exhausted.”

Day 2: Upon arrival in Mendoza, we are picked up at the airport and transferred to our hotel. After checking into your room, time is available to explore the city and its many beautiful parks, or simply relax by the pool. At 5:00 pm in the hotel lobby we gather for our first team meeting. Overnight in Mendoza.* Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

* Itinerary summary from RMI Guides

Day 1: Rob Flies South for the Winter

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Robert (aka Dad) left the warm West Texas prairie yesterday to summit the highest peak in South America… Aconcagua! Ryan did a short phone interview with Rob before he boarded the plane to Santiago, Chile.

Day 1: Depart U.S.A. Travel to Mendoza, Argentina (MDZ) typically takes 18 – 27 hours from the U.S. depending on your departure city, available connections, and flight times.* Monday, December 3rd, 2012

* Itinerary summary from RMI Guides