The day after Christmas the four of us left for Aconcagua, after many of hours of flying we arrived in Mendoza. The following day we got our permits and took a bus to Penitents where we met our mules and started in. We were on the mountain for 11 days total and ended up turning around at camp 2 19,300ft. We decided to descend because two team members were sick. This was hard for me since I was feeling really strong. But once we got down I was to tired and mentally exhausted to try to regroup and head back up. There was also some bad and spastic weather on the mountain that got some people into trouble and killed some others so in the long run maybe its good we came down and didn't attempt going back up. I learned a lot on this trip and look forward to trying it again in the future.
Packing Gear
Trail Head (Brian, Matt, Me and Doug)
Trail Head (Brian, Matt, Me and Doug)
Last Trees
Lizard
Taking a Break
Pampa de Lanas
Rounding up the Mules
Crossing the Only Bridge on the Trail
Taking Lunch
Looking into the Guanacos Valley
First View of Aconcagua
Casa de Piedra
My Backpack is the Orange One
Getting Closer
Base Camp is at the bottom of the wall, camp 1 is at the base of the snow on the right and camp 2 is at the bottom of the Polish Glacier (Thats the big snow patch at the top)
Bad Hair Day
Looking Down at Base Camp
Trail to Camp 1
Snow Field of Penitentes Camp 1 is at the top
Looking Back Over the Penitentes
Camp 1
Carrying a Load to Camp 2
Two Minutes Later the Green Tent in the Back Blew off the Mountain
Rangers Sling Loading a Body off the Mountain, He died Two Days Before From a Fall Off the Polish GlacierCamp 2 Trying to Get Some Rest
The Col Coming Down From Camp 2
About 18,000Ft the Col
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