The whole team (fully reunited with our Speed Ascender fresh off the South Pole!) have made their first foray up Aconcagua, leaving Base Camp and doing a carry to Camp 1. They cached a load of gear there, and then dropped back to Base Camp for their final night. Tomorrow they will move to Camp 1 and repeat the process as they make their way up the peak. This is part of our ‘climb high, sleep low’ acclimatisation strategy.

The team set a deliberately slow and steady pace to let their bodies play catch up to the new altitude. It was pretty chilly with some fresh snow, making for a long, hard day which is the norm on a mountain as mighty as Aconcagua.

The team are sending their Christmas wishes back to loved ones at home before they head out of connection for the next little while.

All well and moving along nicely on Aconcagua.