Kilimanjaro Expedition 5,895m – Tanzania
Fixed departure: June 30th to July 9th, 2009

Difficulty Level: Trekking/Introductory: No technical climbing or altitude experience is necessary. It is imperative, however, that you are in good physical shape, and able to hike in rugged terrain for long days. We are happy to detail physical and technical training programs as needed to get you ready for our introductory expeditions.

Mt Vinson Expedition 4,897m - Antarctica
Fixed departure: November 30 - December 20, 2009

Fixed departure: January 15th 2010 through 28th 2010

When is the best climbing season?
The best time of the year to climb the mountain is during the austral summer from December until early March. One can expect more snow and higher rivers early in the season, followed by increasingly drier conditions as the season progresses. While Aconcagua is entirely within the Republic of Argentina, the Pacific Ocean is only 150 kilometers to the west. The mountain receives almost all of its bad weather during the austral summer from the moist, humid winds that blow from the west off the Pacific Ocean. A typical scenario is that these winds are driven upwards by the western slope of the Andes, where the air cools, condenses, and forms the lenticular cloud that covers the summit: the famous viento blanco or white wind, a sign of snow and high winds at altitude. These westerly winds can also generate fierce electrical storms during the summer. But summer storms are relatively rare on Aconcagua, and the sun shines for most of the climbing season for days on end. The peak climbing month seems to be February, and climbing conditions are reported to be the best then. However, more and more climbers seem to be on the mountain during Christmas. The rivers are much higher during this period, but there is also more snow on Aconcagua.

Hillary and Norgay Climb Mount Everest (1953): After years of dreaming about it and seven weeks of climbing, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, at 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953.

Mt. Everest had long been considered un-climbable by some and the ultimate climbing challenge by others. Soaring in height to 29,035 feet (8,850 m), the famous mountain lays in the Himalayas, along the border of Nepal and Tibet, China.