Aventuras Patagonicas

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  • Three climbers and a mountain

    Three climbers and a mountain

    Our ninth group of this season is in the lodge at Penitentes, where they are going to spend a night, eagerly waiting to go into the mountains.

    Tomorrow they will begin their hike. This time they will do the normal route. They will spend two nights at Camp Confluence and then reach the base camp Plaza de Mulas (14,340 ft). This hike is good to acclimatize.

    The team is lead by Emiliano Poletti (Mili) who has just come back from the summit whit AP7. This is a small team but we are sure that they are going to have great time on the mountain.

    We attach the clasic picture of the group before leaving Mendoza.

    We will post more information every time I talk to them by the satellite telephone.

  • SUMMIT!

    SUMMIT!

    The team got to the summit!! The group stood at 22,834 ft, the highest point of America and the highest mountain out of Himalayas. Probably a lifetime experience for everyone. It was a hard day but now the team is going to High Camp where they are going to sleep tonigth.

    Tomorrow they will be going down to Plaza de Mulas, to complete the Aconcagua traverse and they will be at Mendoza on Monday.

    Congratulations to the team!

    We are very happy for them.

    Here is a picture of the summit risge taken in a previous trip.

    we will inform you when they get to Mendoza!

  • Approaching the summit

    Approaching the summit

    The team carried gear to High Camp (19,200 ft) today. Rolo said that everybody did it great! They are going to sleep in Camp II tonigth and move to High Camp tomorrow.

    They will take advantage of the weather window on Saturday and try to reach the summit.

    Picture of High Camp

    We will post more news soon.

  • Tomorrow is the big day

    Tomorrow is the big day

    The team reached High Camp today, at almost 6,000m! Everyone is fine up there.

    They are in position to tackle the summit tomorrow. They will get up really early and after breakfast they will begin a 9 hours climb that will take them to the top of America. Good luck to them!

    They plan to go for the summit tomorrow.

    We attach a beautiful picture of sunset at High camp

  • Camp II

    Camp II

    The group reached Camp II (18,000 ft) today. Everyone is feeling fine. Tomorrow they will have a deserved rest and plan which will be their next steps. Maybe do a carry of gear or move to High Camp, at almost 6,000m.

    Now the weather is windy but there is a good weather window over the weekend. They are thinking on going to the summit after Saturday but remember that conditions in the mountain can change fast and every plan is open to change.

    We attach a picture of Camp II taken in previous trip.

    We will keep you posted.

  • Gaining altitude

    Gaining altitude

    After moving the team was resting at Camp I, yesterday. Rolo said that everything was great in the expedition! Everybody are fine and motivated to go higher.

    They will do a carry of gear or move to Camp II (17,500 ft.) today. They are focused in gaining altitude while keeping their energy.

    Here is a picture of Camp II taken in a previous trip.

    We will keep you updated.

  • Successful carry to Camp I

    Successful carry to Camp I

    The team carried the loads to Camp I (15,750 ft.) yerterday. These were their first steps in height. Everybody is fine!

    Today they had some good meals at Plaza Argentina, rested and prepared for move to Camp I tomorrow. The next steps are carry a load to camp II and them move to that camp.

    We attach a picture of Camp I taken in previous trip.

    We will keep you posted.

  • Resting at Base Camp

    Resting at Base Camp

    The group reached Plaza Argentina (14,000ft) yesterday, after a 3 day hike through the Relinchos Valley. This is the place where the climbers begin to acclimatize to altitude.

    Rolo, the lead guide, said that everybody is fine and did it great! Today they will rest and enjoy the food there.

    The plan is to carry the loads to Camp I tomorrow and return to Base Camp to sleep. That is the carry-move-rest system that they will use from now on to gain altitude.

    We attach a picture of Polish Glacier, in the East Face of Aconcagua, the view from the approach to Base Camp

    We will keep you posted

  • The Top of this side of the world

    The team made the summit yesterday! Everyone is happy and tired.

    They stood amazed at 22,834 ft, looking to the rest of the Andes below, a lifetime experience for everyone.

    Now the group will complete the Aconcagua traverse, by descending to base camp Plaza de Mulas today. They will be back at the trailhead tomorrow.

    Congratulations for this big achievement!

    We attach a good picture of the summit risge taken in previous trip.

  • Plaza Argentina

    Plaza Argentina

    After hiking the Vacas Valley and the Relinchos Valley, the 6 climbers and 2 guides arrived today to Plaza Argentina (14200 ft).

    Everyone is fine, tomorrow they are going to rest and enjoy the comforts of Base Camp. They will also get ready for the carry to camp I. From here they will do a carry of gear and food to the next camp, come back to sleep at a lower altitude, then they move to the higher camp, where they spend a rest day to do the proper acclimatization process.

    The approximation trek has one of the most spectacular views of the mountain, the Polish Glacier, we are attaching a picture from a previous trip.

    We will post more news when they call us again.