by Wendy Westbrook | Feb 18, 2015 | Challenge Information, Challenge News
Congratulations to the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge Team!!! The summit was reached by some of the team yesterday!!! We heard from our Alaska Mountaineering School liaison, Caitlin, last night. She reports that after a successful climb, the team was back at camp...
by Wendy Westbrook | Feb 16, 2015 | Challenge Information, Challenge News
We have a report in from our base camp liaison, Caitlin Palmer with the Alaska Mountaineering School!! She spoke to Colby Coombs around 20:00 Argentina time and got information on the guy’s locations, and updates on how everyone is doing and what they are...
by Combat Wounded | Feb 9, 2015 | Challenge Information, Challenge News, Events
The team departed Mendoza Friday bound for Penitentes. The CWVC Aconcagua Challenge team spent the night at the ski resort at nearly 8500’ last night, so this move up by mini bus is an important acclimatization day and night for them. As you can see from the photos...
by Combat Wounded | Jan 28, 2015 | Challenge Information, Challenge News, In the News
As our Aconcagua Summit Team readies for the climb, WTVT-TV’s anchor, Lloyd Sowers, stopped by to interview the CWVC Challenge Warriors and learn what it takes to make the ascent. Looking forward to seeing the story in February while the team is in Argentina. ...
by Combat Wounded | Jan 23, 2015 | Challenge Information
Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge is a busy place as the Aconcagua Challenge Team prepares for the climb. Equipment has arrived, people are training, schedules being prepared and paper is flying around faster than an F-18! In some previous blog entries we’ve shared a...
by Combat Wounded | Jan 22, 2015 | Challenge Information
Josh is one of our new CWVC Warriors and is attempting his first Challenge. And it’s a good sized one at that – Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina. This is the highest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres and is considered one of the more difficult Summits...
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