Success on Aconcagua
We reached the summit of Aconcagua on 6-Mar-10. At 6,962 m Aconcagua is not only the highest point of Argentina, but of all of the Americas and certainly of all Panamerican Peaks. In fact it is the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas.
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- Approach to Base Camp via 20 km long Horcones Valley at 3,500 m
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- Aconcagua Base Camp 4,300 m after a front passed through hinting at nearing winter
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- Evening mood at Camp Canada (Camp 1) at 4,900 m
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- Sunset at Camp Nido de Condores (Camp 2) at 5,400 m
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- Aconcagua casting its shadow at Camp Colera (Camp 3) at 6,000 m the evening before our summit push.
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- The rising sun just touches the tops of the mountains below and makes Aconcagua cast a huge shadow to the West.
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- Long traverse at 6,500 m to reach the Canaleta and later the summit
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- On top of Aconcagua Summit (6,962 m) with friend Antoine Labranche
Friend Antoine Labranche and I climbed Aconcagua in a small mini-expedition without guides or porters in 11 days. 2 days later we are now resting in Mendoza, some 6,000 m lower. We are basking in oxygen-rich air, appreciating hot showers, sleeping in clean beds and feasting on juicy Argentinean steaks. In short: We are low again, but definitely high on life!
For more details (photos, videos, SPOT track, detailed daily notes, etc.) see the Aconcagua page.
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