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Aconcagua 2013 | Down the mountain
After a gruelling 14-hour summit day on Sunday, the Aconcagua team were exhausted. When they got back to their tents at about 6 pm, they skipped eating and simply slept for about 15 hours! While they were recuperating, there was … Continue reading
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Nature’s decision
Sadly, our expedition has come to an end. We are back in Plaza de Mulas and today we walk to Penitentes, then drive to Mendoza. The 90 kilometre winds blowing on the summit will not cease for the next five … Continue reading
Forced back to Plaza de Mulas
The Adventures Global team, along with the other teams that are high on the mountain, are being forced back to Plaza de Mulas because of the strong winds. We will assess our position once we are down, but the long-range … Continue reading
Our summit push!
Yesterday we brushed up on our snow and ice skills on the glacier next to Plaza de Mulas, in preparation for the higher reaches of the mountain. We are now packed and ready to leave for Camp Canada. Our summit … Continue reading
Plaza de Mulas
The team arrived in Plaza de Mulas after nine hours of trekking in strong wind. A few headaches, but other than that, everyone is settling into life at Base Camp.
Safe arrival in Penitentes
Yesterday afternoon the team arrived safely in Penitentes. We organised our gear so that our high altitude equipment could be ferried by mule up to Base Camp (Plaza de Mulas) in the morning and the rest could be carried to … Continue reading
