Aconcagua Trip Report, Videos and Pictures
I have been back home for about a week now after our successful summit of Aconcagua on January 29th. We had a […]
Category: Aconcagua 2011
Back in Mendoza plus Aconcagua Summit Photos
I always say I am surprised how quickly we get off a big climb and Aconcagua was no exception. It is Tuesday […]
Audio Dispatch from Aconcagua: Off the Mountain
This is the latest audio dispatch live from South America's Aconcagua; the second of Alan's 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to […]
Summit: Audio Dispatch from Aconcagua
I summited Aconcagua on January 29th, salve 2011 with IMG. It was a great climb. Read the full trip report for all […]
Listen: Mountains and Hope
Listen. “Listen”, I tell myself. As I close my eyes, I can almost hear the mountain speak.
Sounds in the mountains are more than just sounds. The ice pick swinging securely into hard ice saying you have a sold hold. Crampons against the hard snow in t…
Climbers and Caregivers
As we arrived at our Camp 2 yesterday, a young lady with a large pack approached us. She had been following us closely since the turnoff at the Col. Now she looked confused.
It seems she was climbing with an independent team and her two teammates had …
A Windy Aconcagua
Just a quick update from our Camp 2 at 18,000′.
We made good time after a difficult night of high winds with gusts over 40 mph. But everyone did well on our move to the higher camp.
Tomorrow we do a carry to our High Camp which is the launching point…
Tell a Friend, Ask a Friend
We have had a busy few days. A carry and move to Camp 1 at 16,500′. Then a carry to our Camp 2, also known as Guanacos Camp 3, at 18,000′.
We have been dodging lightening, thunder, high winds and snow squalls along the way.
We are now entering very s…
Audio Dispatch from Aconcagua
This is the latest audio dispatch live from South America's Aconcagua; the second of Alan's 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to […]
Aconcagua Memories
As we made the three day trek to the 14,000 Base Camp, my mind has been flooded with memories.
On my first trip here in 2005, I was still working and both my parents were alive. But my mom was showing the signs of moderate Alzheimer’s.
In 2008, my se…