The wind forced the team to abort the expedition, it is better to be cautious, as always the safety of our members is our main concern. Anyway they are all well and resting in base camp, preparing to go down to Penitentes where they will spend tomorrow night.
Finally, they will arrived to Mendoza on Tuesday and celebrate this incredible experience.
Congratulations for their monumental effort
After a great effort the team arrived to High Camp, this means that they have passed the 6.000m line. Because the forecast calls for high winds tomorrow, they are going to stay there resting and try to reach the summit on Sunday. Everyone is comfortable and happy, enyoing the scenery.
We will keep you informed
The team has successfully carry the load to camp 2. They will stay another day resting in camp 1 and then they will be ready to go higher. The whole group is really motivated, plus there is good weather accompany the coming days.
We will post more news when they call us again.
Aventuras Patagonicas
Both teams arrive today at camp 1. Everybody is fine and doing a great job! They will spend the day resting and preparing the loads to carry tomorrow to camp 2. The weather for the next days is favorable so they hope to continue going up without problems.
We will keep you posted.
Lead Guide, Emiliano Poletti and crew, reached Base Camp at 13,800 ft today. There are very few people at BC and they have the mountain almost to themselves..a Luxury on Aconcagua this days
They will enjoy an excellent dinner tonight, made by chef and base camp manager . Tomorrow will be a rest day for them. Then begins the process of carrying loads to altitude, which is good to acclimatize and to go light in the final push. I am attaching a picture of the approach to Plaza Argentina from a previous expedition. We will keep you posted with more news.
Regards,
The Aventuras Patagonicas Team
GREAT CONDITIONS!
A great season ahead in great conditions due to the generous winter we had this passed winter in the Andes.
Our first 2 groups departed Today from Mendoza!
Our second and smaller group of 7 total led By Experienced Argentinean Mountain Guides, Emiliano Poletti and Sebastian Satke
A new season of Aconcagua has began and the Groups are on the way to Penitentes, a small ski resort 6 km from the trailhead (8858 feet). The team will start walking tomorrow from Punta de Vacas.
Lots of snow still remain on the mountain which made it challenging to install Base Camp. Snow up on the mountain can be beneficial for the teams since it is generally easier to walk on snow than on some of the reputable long scree slopes of Aconcagua.
There goes a picture of the team at the Hyatt, just before they left Mendoza.
We will be uploading news and pictures every time they call us from the sat phone.
We hope for a great season
Saludos!
The Aventuras Patagonicas Team