AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
After spending ten days in the mountains 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.
Now the group will complete the Aconcagua traverse, by descending to base camp Plaza de Mulas. They will be back at the trailhead tomorrow.
Congratulations for this big achievement!
We attach a picture of the summit ridge taken in a previous trip.
AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
The team reached High Camp today, at almost 6,000m! Everyone is fine up there.
They are in position to tackle the summit tomorrow. Because they came to the mountain already pre – acclimatized, using an Altitude Training System – Hypoxic tent the climbers are prepared for the effort but everything depends on the weather!
We are attaching a picture of High camp, taken by a previous group.
We will keep you posted.
AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
The team is now at Camp II, called Nido de Condores (17651 ft.). They are doing a very good work trying to gain altitude while keeping the energy.
The whole group is really motivated, plus the good weather accompany the coming days.
The next step is to move to High Camp at almost 6000 m!
We attach a picture of Nido de Condores.
We will be posting more news soon!
AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
The team arrive today at camp 1 (16,000ft). It was the team first steps in height.
Everybody is fine and doing a great job!
They will spend the day resting and preparing for move 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.
AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
The team arrived at Plaza de Mulas (14107 ft) base camp today. They spent one night at the camp Confluence. It was a walk that help them with the process of acclimatization.
They will rest a day at Base Camp and then decide what to do. Everybody is fine and did it great!
We attached a photo of the group in Penitentes before starting the trek.
We will keep you informed!
AP 6 – Dec 27 – Jan 7
Four climbers and a guide will climb the highest mountain in America in 12 days
They came to the mountain already pre – acclimatized, using an Altitude Training System – Hypoxic tent where they acclimatized before.
Guided by the experiment guide Wes Bunch they will do the normal route. The climbers left the city early this morning to begin their hike towards Camp Confluence where they will spend the nigth and then reach the base camp Plaza de Mulas (14,340 ft).
Last night we shared a meeting and dinner in the city where they could enjoy Mendoza’s food and wine. They are a great team!
Here’s a picture of them before leaving town.
We will post more information every time we talk to them by the satellite telephone.