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.
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.
The team reach High Camp 19,200 ft today. They are at almost 6000 m! If the weather allows them tomorrow they will try to reach the summit. They will get up early and after breakfast they will begin the to the top of the highest peak outside of Himalayas.
The team is feeling good, the long days spent working in the mountain have prepared the climbers for the effort.
We attach a picture taken at High camp in a previous trip.
We will keep you posted.
The team reach High Camp 19,200 ft today. They are at almost 6000 m! If the weather allows them tomorrow they will try to reach the summit. They will get up early and after breakfast they will begin the to the top of the highest peak outside of Himalayas.
The team is feeling good, the long days spent working in the mountain have prepared the climbers for the effort.
We attach a picture taken at High camp in a previous trip.
We will keep you posted.
The team made it safely to Camp II. The group is highly motivated They are working hard and trying to gain altitude while keeping the energy.
Mili says that the plan is to move to High Camp, at 19,600 ft, tomorrow, and then if all goes well go for the summit on Friday, depending on the conditions, the group, and other things. The forecast is a bit windy for these days but that does not diminish their motivation.
We attach a picture from a previous trip.
When they call us again we post more news.
The team carried the loads to Camp I (15,750 ft.) yesterday. Mili said that everyone did well and are fine.
They decided to rest today and move to that camp tomorrow. As we said, this technique helps with the acclimatization process
We attach a picture where you can see base camp from the path to camp I, taken in a previous trip
We will keep you posted.
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.
It was supposed that this group would be in Penitentes on Sunday but nature intervened . On Saturday there was a big storm in Mendoza that caused landslides that cut off the route between Penitentes and Mendoza and Park Authorities had closed the park. So the group decided to stay one more night in the city waiting for the road to clear the next day.
The route was still cut yesterday so Mili and Pablo, the guides, took the group to Uspallata (8202ft) , a town that is on the way to Penitentes. Then the team could begin the process of acclimatization. They slept in a shelter near the mountain and enjoyed a delicious barbecue.
The route opened this morning. The group is now in Penitentes where they will spend the last night with amenities like bed and shower and tomorrow they will start the three-day trek to the Base Camp.
Despite the drawbacks the group is about to begin their adventure. Best of luck to them!
We let a group photo before leaving the city and one of the route cut through the mud. Many machines worked to clear the way because there were many people who got stuck on the road. Luckily they were able to fix it quickly.
We will keep you posted.