Summit!
It was worth to wait, as the team did summited Mt Aconcagua yesterday! Five climbers in this group stood at the top, at 22,834 ft of altitude. With them, our lead guide Augusto Ortega achieved a really amazing record: his 60th summit in this big mountain! No man has climbed it so many times. Also, this is our tenth summit of the season, out of 10 trips. A record that makes us proud.But beyond numbers, what it counts is the experience of knowing a...
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At 6000m - 19,685 ft
Augusto, Analía, Travis and the team are at Camp II (18,000 ft), ready to move to High Camp, at 6,000m. They already know the feeling of walking at that altitude, since they did a carry of gear to High Camp today. They might move up tomorrow or the next day, and they might go for the summit on the 24th or 25th. It will depend on the conditions, the plan of the group, etc. But everyone is well, they shared time with the climbers and guides ...
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Resting at Camp I
The team, with all its climbers and guides, was resting at Camp I (16,000 ft), yesterday. Augusto called the office last night, after an early dinner, and said everything was great in the expedition. They raised their glasses for Jeanie Schaden´s sister, who was having a birthday party more than 12.000 km away, back in the US. They will do a carry of gear or move to Camp II today. They plan to go to the summit, if everything goes according ...
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Base Camp
The group reached Plaza Argentina (14,000ft), the Relinchos Valley base camp. They rested and completed a carry to Camp 1, at 16,000 ft. During the hike in they enjoyed a superb view of the Polish Glacier, in the East Face of Mt Aconcagua (picture). This large tongue of snow and ice owes its name to the Polish team that first climbed this side of the mountain, in 1934.All the climbers in Augusto´s group are doing ok. I will post a dispatch ...
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Go Augusto!
There´s no thing as a "routinary Aconcagua expedition", but this trip stands out for a particularity that makes us proud: our lead guide Augusto Ortega (from Huaraz, Perú) is going for the 60th Aconcagua summit of his career as a High Mountain Guide. This is a World record! Whether Augusto summits or not, he sets an example to all mountaineers, more for his qualities as person than by his resume as mountaineer. He has a great group, ...
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