After a 3 day hike, the team arrived to Plaza Argentina (base camp 13,900 ft) today. All of them are well!
Tomorrow they will take advantage of the comforts of Base Camp to rest and work on acclimatization. The team will also start planning the first steps in height, carry to camp I.
We are attaching a picture of the approach to Base camp with Aconacagua’s east face in the background.
We will keep you posted.
After waiting a few days the team finally reached the summit today! They stood
at 22,834 ft looking to the rest of the Andes below. Congratulations to them!
Now they will complete the Aconcagua traverse, by descending to base camp Plaza de Mulas today and they will be back at Mendoza tomorrow. Where they will celebrate this great achievement!
There goes a pic of the summit, from a previous trip.
The group was hit by strong winds in camp I (16,000ft). Everybody is finne but part of the group decided to come down to Base camp on friday because the weather showed no change and some must return to their home. Now they are going to Mendoza to rest and have a deserved dinner with some wine.
On the other hand one member , the leader guide and an assistant decided to stay a few more days waiting for the weather improves.
Congratulations to all for the great effort!
Sometimes the weather is very hard , we hope that it improve the following days.
Yesterday the sixth team met at the Park Hyatt hotel, we had the usual group meeting and then went to dinner where they could taste our wine and meat.
Now they are going to Los Penitentes (2700m) , the last bed and hot shower in two weeks for them. They will begin their 3-day hike in to base camp (at 4200m, or 13800 ft approx) tomorrow.
The team is lead by the Mendocinian guide Rolo Abaca, who has just come back from the summit whit AP4, and assisted by Drew Dochstader.
They are a nice team and they are going to have great time on the mountain. We attach a photo taken at the entrance of the Hyatt before they leave.
We will be updating information as the Guide call me from their sat phone.
The group is resting in Camp I. They are in good shape and adapting to the high altitude. Although the windy weather they are determined to continue trying to gain altitude.
Their plan is to carry gear and fuel to Camp II tomorrow.
We attach a picture of a previous trip
We will keep you posted!
Our guide Mili called from base camp. Everyone is fine and preparing for carry the loads to camp 1 (16,000ft) tomorrow. It will be the team first steps in height.
So they are hoping to be ready to move to Camp 1 the day after tomorrow. Carrying to higher altitude and sleeping at lower altitude helps the body to adjust to the thin air, to then move to a higher camp.
We attach a picture of the trial to Camp 1 from a previous group.
We will keep you posted.
Finally, the group had its celebration dinner last night, in a fine steak restaurant, with some glass of Malbec wine.
Now they are ready to come back home and share with their loved ones their adventure in the Aconcagua
Eigth climbers and three guides are in the base camp now. This group will climb the highest mountain in America in 10 days
They came to the mountain already pre – acclimatized, using an Altitude Training System – Hypoxic tent where they acclimatized before. Regular Aconcagua trips are 20 days long. but this expedition will last only 10 days. The team will have the same chance to successfully get a shot at the summit of Aconcagua because of previous acclimatization.
That’s why this expedition starts with a helicopter flight from the trailhead to Base Camp, shaving 3 days off the approach to Base Camp. The climbers left Mendoza early this morning and now they are resting at base camp preparing to begin this challenge.
We attach some pictures taken this morning before the team fly to the base camp.
We will keep you informed!
Yesterday the team reached the summit of the highest mountain in the World outside the Himalayas (with an altitude of 22,834 ft). A great achievement that they surely never forget!
They completed the Aconcagua traverse, by going down by a diferent route to the base camp of the normal route, Plaza de Mulas. And today they will go down to the city of Mendoza to rest and have a celebration dinner.
Congratulations to the group and the guide Gastón for the great effort.
We are attaching a picture of summit, taken by a previous group.
taken by a previous group.
After moving loads yesterday , the team moved to the camp II today.
They are all doing great, but it is very windy up high, so they will see tomorrow if the weather allows them to continue rising. Otherwise they will stay resting in camp II.
We are attaching a picture of a group moving to Camp II from a previous trip.
We will keep you informed.