Seventh Summit!
Both AP 6 and AP 7 teams summited Mt Aconcagua today, in very a very windy afternoon. This means that this season Aventuras Patagonicas is having an awesome record: 7 teams to the top, out the 7 expeditions so far. 100% success!
Both groups progressed together in the mt, forming one single big team. Six climbers made it to the top, with guides claudio Beiza and Emiliano Poletti. Congratulations to all of them! They are tired but happy, having a w...
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Waiting the weather
As the climbers in our 6th and 7th trip of the season now know by experience, if there wasn´t some days of bad weather in every expedition, it would be Florida, not Aconcagua! Snow kept falling today in the higher camps, and it´s raining below 3.000m.
According to the weather forecast, the sun should shine tomorrow. Both teams are playing the "patience beats arrogance" game, respecting the times of the mountain and gathering mental an...
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Good weather ahead
After some snowy days, which complicated communications, we finally see a long window of clear days, without strong winds. So the team will be able to take advantage of that and move up to Camp II, the Chopper camp, at 17,500 ft. I apologize to relatives and friends of the climbers for not posting dispatches before, I know you worry.
But these have been extremely busy days for us here in Mendoza and for the guides up in the mountain, and with the...
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Last group of 2011
Eleven climbers and their guides - Emiliano Poletti, Aike Parvex and Nathan Rothe- began hiking today, with the goal of standing atop the highest mountain in the neigborhood: 22,834 ft of stone, ice and sheer power. But first they have to get to base camp, Plaza Argentina, a nice place at 14.0000 ft where our people will spoil them a bit in New Year´s eve. I will be sending out dispatches of their progress in the mountain, each time I recei...
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