The Mountain Fest was a great experience and success this year.It began with returning to Camp Muir and putting one sticker on RMI’s shack under a big, blue and clear sky, with open snow fields below and memories everywhere. Back in Ashford the grassroots efforts of the foundation to raise money for rescue equipment and [...]
Come join the Mountain Festival on September 10th and 11th in Ashford, Washington. The festival will have feature well-known mountaineers talking about their experiences and adventures in the mountains. The foundation will also be there trying to raise awareness and funds for future projects on Aconcagua, such as implementing a protocol and medical and rescue [...]
Unfortunately, the Tribute Climb on August 30-31st has been canceled. Sometimes mountain moving means just being there for a loved one. It may be scheduled for next week before Mountain Fest in Ashford, Washington on September 10th and 11th. I will be at Mountain Fest with the hopes of raising awareness and funds for improvements [...]
A tribute climb to honor Federico Campanini will be on August 30-31. It is also our intent to raise awareness for organized Search and Rescues on Aconcagua as well as the funds to continue our endeavors to implement an emergency protocol and rescue training for those that work on the mountain. Please donate to our [...]
August 5th has been deemed Mountaineer Day in Argentina. On this day do something mountaineer-esque that will help promote safety in the mountains. -Donate to the “El Fede” Campanini Foundation who is trying to implement an emergency protocol for the 2011-2012 season -Teach a fellow, yet perhaps new mountaineer a safety technique -Read up on [...]
Vamos! Let’s work together to get an emergency protocol written for Aconcagua!!!!
Everest base camp is a unique environment in which people from all over the world come to try and summit the highest mountain in the world. Climbers, guide companies, sherpas and the volunteer doctors at the ER clinic co-habitate anywhere from 1-3 months in order to reach their goal. Another goal, especially that of the [...]
The Puja ceremony is when the Sherpas pay homage to the mountain deity, and it is done before all Everest expeditions. A lama (a spiritual master) visits the camp in order to bless the expedition. Members of the expedition, including the climbers, the guides and all of the sherpas who will be assisting the expedition [...]
“Although mountains belong to the nation, mountains really belong to people who love them”–Mountain and Water Sutra, Dogan 13th century Zen master I have been talking about my mission to implement an adequate rescue system on Aconcagua and potentially all of the seven summits with trekkers and climbers on the path to base camp. A [...]
Pheriche, at 14,600 feet (approximately 4600 metres)is the location of the Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA), one of the aid posts in this region of the non-profit organization which was founded in 1973 in order to help locals and foreigners receive health care in the Himalayas. The HRA also seeks to educate trekkers and climbers on [...]
