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Cerro Madsen in the Shadow of the Fitzroy Towers
Report from August 27 & 28, 2025
After skiing Vespignani, Creston x2, and Mosquito, we were feeling stronger and ready for a bigger mission.
The weather forecast looked just about right for a trip to Cerro Madsen, adjacent to the Fitzroy Towers.
Well, it did look good, but just as we were pulling the trigger, the forecast changed and looked miserable for summit day…
- Summit: 5,925 feet
- Car: 1,476 feet
- Camp: 2,425 feet
- Vertical From Car: 4,449 feet
- Vertical From Camp: 3,500 feet
- Vertical skied: 2,393 feet (3,093 feet when you include 2nd lap)
- Max Pitch: 38?º
- Average Pitch: 35?º
- Aspect: East Southeast
- Distance: 17 miles round trip
- Hiking Time From Car to Summit: 6 hours & 7 minutes
- Time From Camp to Summit: 4 hours & 4 minutes
- Car to Car Time: 14 hours & 44 minutes
- Recommended Equipment: camping gear, crampons, ice axe, skins
Greggy had a flight to Bariloche for a wedding on Friday, which put us in a pinch.
We either go for it or repeat something we’d already done.
Initially, we’d planned on two camping nights for this trip, but due to Greggy’s time constraints, we only had one night.
We decided we’d hike in on Wednesday, chill all afternoon, then go to the summit and back to the car in one huge day on Thursday.
Kinda like back when I worked on Mt. Rainier.
Packs were heavy.

We ground through the hike to camp with good spirits.
The packs kinda hurt at first, but our bodies adjusted.
We took 3 breaks and weren’t in a rush.

The views along the trail were magnificent.
Piedras Blancas glacier, the Fitzroy Towers, Cerro Electrico, Cerro Madsen, all of it.
The hike was warm, and I did it in shorts and Greggy stripped down to his skivies.

We rolled into camp after 5 miles of walking with 1,000 vertical feet gained and it took us 3 hours.
We set up our brand new Big Agnes tent and sleeping pads and could not believe how easy the tent was to set up and how comfy the pads were.
We immediately chilled out in the tent for a while and I was flabbergasted.

I haven’t had a new sleeping pad in a while and this thing was by far the most comfy sleeping pad I’ve ever draped myself across.
Sandwiches, cheese, salami, bread, and soup for dinner.
Sunset at 7:12 pm.
Lights out at 8 p.m.

I awoke in the night to drizzle…
Damn.
The day felt lost before I’d even gotten outta bed.

Alarm at 5:30 am.
Still drizzling…
Back to sleep.
Alarm at 6 am.

“Well, shit, we’re here, we’ve been in bed for 10 hours, lets go have a look and at least hike up to the lake.”
We left camp about 7:30 am, grabbed water from the stream, blasted the darkness with headlamps, and moved west.
We were still experiencing PTSD after not putting our boots on soon enough on Cerro Electrico, so we thought we’d just start in boots this time to be conservative.

Too conservative…
We walked on dirt and rock for 45 minutes before we hit ice on the trail.
Yuck.
Crampons on and we cranked up the trail.

The sun was up by the time we hit Laguna de los Tres and the towers were in full view.
Grey skies continued, but above the towers, blue was making its move.
Once our skins were on, we flew up the mountain – except for the prolific photo taking.

There was 1mm of new snow.
Then there was 1cm, then 4cms, then 10 cm, and finally about 30 cm high.
I was spooked about avalanche conditions and dug a lot of hand pits before committing to 4 compression tests.
CTN, CTN, CTN, CT26 – Q3.

The first 3 tests revealed no failure and the final test failed on the 26th tap.
The failure was at the ground on rounding depth hoar and the entire snowpack up high was only 40cms…
These were excellent results and we felt good about stability after this.

The summit view bent our brains.
Glaciers, towers, icefalls, lakes, desert, all of it.
The Fitzroy Tower looked like it could fall over on us.
Honestly, it was intense up there.

The towers demand attention.
Greggy dropped first and layed in the snow with supreme confidence.
I watched his run and my heart sang.
“We are going to be OK. We are gonna be just fine,” My mind echoed.

I’d been scared and anxious about avalanche conditions and more all day.
Madsen’s main face simply falls off the Earth into a snowless chasm.
If anything goes awry up here, you’re done.
I dropped second and enjoyed high-quality, very predictable, classical Patagonian snow.

After 14 ski seasons in Bariloche, Argentina, we knew and loved this snow very well.
Greggy demanded another lap, and I obliged.
The second lap was even better as we skied down lower and I got to go first.
From there, we skied an icy face down to the lake and it skied much better than feared.

Wind had deposited a skiff of soft snow on the ice, making for pleasant turns.
From the lake, it was survival skiing through rocks, bushes, and rotten snow.
We didn’t push it far.
We cut to the trail after a short stint and put the skis back on the pack where they belong in Patagonia.

Down the trail in crampons, then just boots, across the river, filled up the water bottles, and back in camp around 3:30 pm.
We were tired…
Camp packed up quickly thanks to how well-designed the Big Agnes gear is.
We ate a buncha food, drank a liter of water each, and hit the trail with heavy but lighter-than-they-were packs.

5 miles and about 2.5 hours later were back at Malvadisco, our trusty steed, with sore feet and shit-eating grins.
We’d done it.
We’d proved to ourselves that we can do it and we knew we could do it again.
The next 7 weeks are gonna be wild.¡Graciass, Argentina!












































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Watch Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island: TV channel, time, streaming
Dec. 5, 2025, 4:08 a.m. CT
The Nebraska volleyball team (30-0) was selected as the No. 1 overall seed for the 2025 NCAA tournament on Sunday night. The Cornhuskers will open the tournament on Friday against the Long Island Sharks (20-8) at the John Cook Arena.
The other first-round game in Lincoln will see San Diego face Kansas State at 4:30 p.m. CT. The Huskers will host the first and second rounds this Friday and Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The second round game is Saturday at 7 p.m. CT.
Nebraska’s offense ranks first nationally with a .352 hitting percentage. The defense is equally impressive, ranking first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .125.
Junior Harper Murray leads the team with 3.55 kills and 2.15 digs per set and a team high 28 aces. Setter Bergen Reilly runs the offense at an elite level with an average of 10.31 assists and 2.73 digs per set. Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.75 kills per set on .467 hitting with 1.13 blocks per set.
The Sharks enter the tournament with an automatic bid after winning the Northeast Conference tournament. LIU is led by Sara van Gisteren, who averages 3.92 kills per set. She was also named the NEC tournament MVP. Karly Klaer was named the NEC setter of the year with 10.06 assists per set.
Nebraska will be playing Long Island for the second time ever. The teams met in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, with the Huskers winning 25-13, 25-16, 25-22.
Watch Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island live on ESPN+
Here’s how to watch the Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island game on Friday, including time, TV schedule, and streaming information:
What channel is Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island on?
TV Channel: N/A
Livestream:ESPN+ (subscriber only)
Nebraska-Long Island volleyball in the first round of the NCAA tournament can be seen on ESPN+. Huskers Radio Network will have audio coverage of all Nebraska matches on Huskers Radio Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will be on the call. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+.
Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island time today
- Date: Friday, Dec. 5
- Start time: 7 p.m. CT
The Nebraska volleyball vs Long Island first-round NCAA tournament game starts at 7 p.m. CT from the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, NE.
Nebraska volleyball 2025 schedule (30-0, 20-0)
Aug. 22 – vs. Pittsburgh – WIN 3-1 (25-22, 25-11, 20-25, 25-23)
Aug. 24 – vs. Stanford – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-14)
Aug. 29 – at Lipscomb – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-15)
Aug. 31 – vs Kentucky – WIN 3-2 (24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-8)
Sept. 5 – vs. Wright State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20)
Sept. 7 – vs. California – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-12)
Sept. 12 – vs. Utah – WIN 3-1 (21-25, 25-8, 25-18, 25-13)
Sept. 13 – vs. Grand Canyon – WIN 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 16 – at Creighton – WIN 3-2 (25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-9)
Sept. 20 – vs. Arizona – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 24 – vs. Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Sept. 27 – vs. Maryland – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-14)
Oct. 3 – at Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Oct. 4 – at Rutgers – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-16)
Oct. 10 – vs. Washington – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16)
Oct. 12 – at Purdue – WIN 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-15)
Oct. 17 – at Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-20)
Oct. 19 – at Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18)
Oct. 24 – vs. Northwestern – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-17)
Oct. 25 – vs. Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18)
Oct. 31 – at Wisconsin – WIN 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-13)
Nov. 2 – vs. Oregon – WIN 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-12)
Nov. 6 – vs. Illinois – WIN 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-14)
Nov. 8 – at Minnesota – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-20)
Nov. 14 – at UCLA – WIN 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15)
Nov. 16 – at USC – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20)
Nov. 20 – vs. Iowa – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18)
Nov. 22 – at Indiana – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Nov. 28 – vs. Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-14)
Nov. 29 – vs. Ohio State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)
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Tennessee volleyball vs Utah State, Lady Vols upset in first round
Updated Dec. 4, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET
Tennessee volleyball chose a bad time to play its worst volleyball of the season.
The No. 7 seed Lady Vols were on their heels in the beginning of the match against Utah State, and they didn’t have enough to complete the reverse-sweep. Tennessee (20-8) fell 3-2 to the Aggies (24-7) in a shocking upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Dec. 4.
The Lady Vols won two straight sets to make it a five-set thriller, and they battled from behind the entire fifth set, which they ultimately lost 15-11. In the end, it wasn’t enough to recover from their poor start.
By the time Tennessee started playing like its season was on the line, it was staring down a reverse sweep to advance. But against a red-hot Utah State team, which entered the tournament on a 21-game winning streak, the late push wasn’t enough.
In the first two sets, the Aggies picked apart the Lady Vols defense at the net and on the floor – it was a clinical dismantling by Utah State, which made all the scrappy, game-winning plays of a team that swept the Mountain West championships.
The Lady Vols made a fierce comeback attempt, turning the tide with sharper, more aggressive serving in the third and fourth sets to force a five-set thriller. They found their footing on defense, and they got a spark from Sydney Jones to launch and more balanced attack.
Outside hitter Starr Williams was a bright spot in the offense, especially while Tennessee looks all out of sorts the first two sets. She continued to be a focal point all match, and she logged 15 kills with a .387 hitting percentage, along with seven digs and four blocks.
Jones was a difference-maker as a reserve, and she continued to score points for the Lady Vols when they needed them. Jones ended the night with 12 kills, and Hayden Kubik also added 12 kills.
The Lady Vols’ offense hit just .228 as a team, while they allowed Utah State to hit .312. They struggled to slow down the Aggies’ attack between Tierney Barlow, who ended the match with 16 kills, and Loryn Helgesen and Andrea Simovski, who both had 14 kills.
Tennessee middle blocker Zoe Humphrey did not travel with the team, according to the ESPN broadcast.

Tennessee volleyball vs. Utah State: Live score updates
When does Tennessee volleyball vs. Utah State start?
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 4
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
What TV channel is Tennessee vs. Utah State on today?
Tennessee volleyball schedule 2025
Last 10 games
- Dec. 4: vs. Utah State in Tempe, Arizona, 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+
- Nov. 24: vs. Kentucky in SEC tournament, L 1-3
- Nov. 23: vs. Florida in SEC tournament, W 3-1
- Nov. 16: Oklahoma, W 3-1
- Nov. 14: Arkansas, W 3-0
- Nov. 9: at Kentucky, L 1-3
- Nov. 7: at Vanderbilt, W 3-0
- Nov. 2: Texas A&M, L 1-3
- Oct. 31: Missouri, L 1-3
- Oct. 26: at Mississippi State, W 3-1
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2025 DI women’s volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores
The DI women’s volleyball championship is here. The tournament continues Friday, Dec. 5 with both first and second round matches and lasts until the national championship on Sunday, Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The full 64-team bracket was announced on Sunday, Nov. 30. Thirty-one conference champions earned automatic bids to the tournament, with the NCAA DI women’s volleyball committee selecting 33 other teams as at-large picks.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 women’s volleyball championship.
2025 DI women’s volleyball championship bracket
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2025 DI women’s volleyball championship schedule
All times listed in ET
- First round: Dec. 4-5
- Second round: Dec. 5-6
- Regionals: Dec. 11 and 13 or Dec. 12 and 14
- Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 18
- National championship: 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 | ABC
- Selection show: 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30
- First round:
- Thursday, Dec. 4
- No. 5 Colorado 3, American 0
- No. 6 Baylor 3, Arkansas State 2
- No. 8 UCLA 3, Georgia Tech 2
- No. 5 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1
- No. 4 Indiana 3, Toledo 0
- No. 6 UNI 3, Utah 2
- North Carolina 3, No. 6 UTEP 1
- Utah State 3, No. 7 Tennessee 2
- No. 1 Kentucky 3, Wofford 0
- No. 3 Purdue 3, Wright State 0
- No. 4 Kansas 3, High Point 0
- Cal Poly 3, No. 5 BYU 2
- No. 3 Creighton 3, Northern Colorado 2
- No. 3 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Illinois 0
- No. 2 Arizona State 3, Coppin State 0
- No. 4 USC 3, Princeton 0
- Thursday, Dec. 4
DI women’s volleyball championship history
Here is the complete history of DI women’s volleyball champions:
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Track & Field Opening Indoor Season with Split-Squad Weekend – Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State track & field is set to begin its indoor slate with a three-meet split-squad weekend. The Nittany Lions will start their week in Philadelphia on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Penn Opener, also competing on Saturday, Dec. 6. On Saturday, there will also be Nittany Lions competing at the Bucknell Opener in Lewisburg, and the Sharon-Colyear Danville Season Opener in Boston on Saturday. Dec. 6.
Penn State is set to begin the 2025-26 indoor season while continuing to build off its success from a season ago. The men’s squad finished 12th in the Big Ten last indoor season while the women finished seventh. The squad returns six All-Americans from last year’s indoor team including 2024 First Team All-Americans Handal Roban and Hayley Kitching.
Head Coach John Gondak enters his 12th season leading the Nittany Lion track & field program. His coaching resume includes 62 First Team All-Americans and 11 Big Ten team titles.
PENN OPENER – Friday-Saturday, December 5-6
Live Results | Watch on Saturday (ESPN+)
Penn State will send seven athletes to compete at the Penn Opener. Maddie Pitts will be the lone competitor on Friday in the pentathlon.
BUCKNELL OPENER – Saturday, December 6
Live Results
The largest group of Nittany Lions will be headed to Lewisburg to compete in the Bucknell Opener. 36 athletes in field events and sprints will be the main competition group for PSU this weekend at Bucknell.
SHARON COLYEAR-DANVILLE SEASON OPENER – Saturday, December 6
Live Results | Watch (FloTrack)
Penn State will be sending 10 athletes to Boston for season opening action. The middle distance/distance group will make up the group competing against some of the top talent in the nation.
FULL 2025-26 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Dec. 5-6 – Penn Opener | Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 6 – Bucknell Opener | Lewisburg, Pa.
Dec. 6 – Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, Mass.
Jan. 17 – Nittany Lion Challenge | University Park, Pa.
Jan. 24 – Penn 10 Team Elite | Philadelphia, Pa.
Jan. 30-31 – Penn State National Open | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 7 – Sykes & Sabock Challenge | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 13-14 – Tyson Invitational | Fayetteville, Ark.
Feb. 13-14 – David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, Mass.
Feb. 20 – Penn State Tune-Up | University Park, Pa.
Feb. 27-28 – Big Ten Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, Ind.
Mar. 13-14 – NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Ark.
FOLLOW THE NITTANY LIONS
Follow along with the team on our social media pages on Facebook (PennStateTFXC) and X/Instagram (@pennstatetfxc). Live updates on race day regarding start times and other important notes will be posted on X.
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#11 Creighton Volleyball Outlasts Northern Colorado to Advance to Second Round of NCAA Tournament
Courtesy of Rob Anderson, Creighton Athletics
OMAHA, Neb. — No. 11 Creighton Volleyball was pushed to the brink but survived to win its 21st straight match on Thursday evening, opening up NCAA Tournament play with a 3-2 victory over Northern Colorado. Scores of the Bluejay triumph were 25-12, 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Creighton earns itself a Second Round match-up against Northern Iowa (26-5) after the sixth-seeded Panthers finished off their first reverse sweep in the NCAA Tournament since 2022 with a 15-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-10 win over Utah. Creighton defeated the Panthers at D.J. Sokol Arena on Sept. 14 to close out play at the Bluejay Invitational.
Five women had multiple kills in the first set as Creighton powered past Northern Colorado, led by six kills from Ava Martin. Martin also had a pair of aces late in the set to solidify CU’s 25-12 victory. The Jays hit .438 and had 17 kills to UNC’s six kills on .000 hitting and never trailed in the frame.
UNC snapped Creighton’s 17-set win streak with a 25-23 victory in the second set, which featured nine ties and five lead changes. Isabel Bennett had go-ahead kills to make it 23-22 and 24-23 and Alayna Tessena put down the winner on set point. Northern Colorado had 15 kills and 18 digs in the second set and held the Bluejays to 11 kills and .200 hitting. Martin had seven kills for CU in the second set, while Sydney Breissinger added six digs.
The Bears won the first three points of the third set and moved in front 8-4 to force an early timeout from CU head coach Brian Rosen. The stoppage did little to improve the fortunes for the hosts, who called another timeout six points later after falling behind 12-6 to the Big Sky Tournament champions. The second timeout did the trick, as the Bluejays countered with an 8-2 burst to even the score at 14-all. Northern Colorado settled down, never surrendering the lead, and led 23-20 before one last push from the hosts. Martin pounded her 18th kill of the night, and Nora Wurtz followed with her 56th ace of the fall to cut CU’s deficit to 23-22 and lead UNC coach Lydnsey Oates to call timeout. Martin slammed a cross-court kill to tie the score at 23-all, but UNC answered with a Zoe Gibbs kill for a set point opportunity. The Bears won the set on a Bluejay attack error, 25-23.
The Bluejays got off to a 6-2 lead in the fourth set thanks in part to three early UNC hitting errors, then extended the advantage to 14-6. The Jays won the set 25-17, with freshman Abbey Hayes stepping up with a team-best four kills. CU had 4.5 blocks in the set, including one of set point from Reinhardt and Martin.
Creighton got off to a quick start in the fifth frame, scoring the first three points on two Martin kills and a UNC attack error. CU led 8-3 at the changeover
Martin was dominant with 30 kills on 65 swings, while Jaya Johnson finished with 12 kills. Reinhardt rounded out the Bluejays in double figure kills with 10. Annalea Maeder closed the match with a double-double, delivering 53 assists and 20 digs.
Tessena led Northern Colorado with 14 kills, while Brynn Reines finished with 11 kills
First serve of tomorrow’s Second Round match is at 6:30 p.m.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 18-14 all-time in 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 12-3 mark in the First Round … Creighton has won 21 straight matches, its third-longest streak in program history … Creighton is now 8-4 in home matches in the NCAA Tournament, including five straight victories … Creighton has won its last 11 home matches this fall … Creighton is now 4-1 all-time against Northern Colorado … Creighton has won 68 straight matches over unranked foes and 56 non-televised matches in a row … Ava Martinmoved into third place in CU history in career service aces with 126 … Ava Martinhad her 25th straight match with 10 or more kills and 108th in a row with five or more kills … Ava Martin had her 13th career match with 20+ kills, and seventh this season.
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