Aconcagua 2005
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Our hotel in Mendoza (71kb) The Horcones Valley - day 1 (60kb) Mules crossing the Rio de Vacus (91kb) First view of Aconcagua from the Horcones Valley - day 3 (32kb) First view of Aconcagua from the Horcones Valley - day 3 (33kb)
Tango dancing in Mendoza (35kb) Last day of trekking to Basecamp (79kb) Tip of Aconcagua on the final trekking day (49kb) Mule train beating us to Basecamp (46kb) Mendoza (98kb)
Penitentes ice formations near camp 1 (116kb) Campo Argentina - Basecamp at 14,000' (53kb) Camp 1 rock walls (77kb) Stu and Suzy getting some crampon work in (66kb) The Polish Glacier view from Camp1 (44kb)
Trail above Camp 1 (64kb) Trail to Camp 2 and 3 (55kb) Camp 2.5 (64kb) View from above camp 2.5 (42kb) Polish Glacier above our team (66kb)
Polish Glacier viewed from Camp 3 - 19,500' (61kb) Getting water at camp 2 - boiled after (78kb) Camp 2 (76kb) Camp 2 (52kb) Stu ready for the Polish Glacier at sunrise (38kb)
Summit View (35kb) Polish Traverse trail below the Canaleta (60kb) Trail to the Canaleta (74kb) Trail to te Canaleta (87kb) Climbers on the summit viewed from the Canaleta (50kb)
Aconcagua's deadly South Face (51kb) Aconcagua's South Face (56kb) Polish Traverse Trail above Camp 2 (68kb) The Summit Cross (49kb) Alan's Summit (44kb)
Stu Remensynder and Alan Arnette on Aconcagua's  Summit (45kb) Summit View (55kb) Aconcagua Summit View (45kb) Summit Cross (28kb) Aconcagua Summit Cross (60kb)
Aconcagua South Face (53kb) Trail near Camp Colera  (51kb) Alan loaded for the down climb (43kb) Towards the Plaza de Mules (61kb) Steep trail to the Plaza de Mules (54kb)
View from Plaza de Mules (38kb) Road to Penitentes from Mendoza (49kb) Muleteer (55kb) Road sign in Penitentes (56kb) Aln with Lorenzo - Aconcagua behind (57kb)
South Face of Aconcagua from Penitentes (51kb) Day 1 trek (74kb) Mules carrying our gear (96kb) Muleteers woking (64kb) bar-b-que (61kb)