{"id":10995,"date":"2012-07-09T07:17:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2012-07-09T07:22:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:22:16","slug":"alpamayo-2012-final-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/09\/alpamayo-2012-final-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpamayo 2012: Final Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11000\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11000\" title=\"Alpamayo Summit View - East\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599-225x169.jpg\" alt=\"Alpamayo Summit View - East\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599-169x126.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2599.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alpamayo Summit View &#8211; East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What a climb! Standing on the summit of Peru&#8217;s Alpamayo was one of the highlights of my climbing career. No,     it was not the highest,   most famous or deadly but it was technically challenging,   physical sustaining and incredibly rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>It was fun, simply fun &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In my normal manner for all my climbs I have added a few pages to my site to document the expedition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/climbs\/alpamayo2012.php\">Alpamayo 2012 Trip Report with videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/climbs\/alpamayofaq.php\">Alpamayo FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think what made this climb so special was the fact that once I saw the Southwest face of Alpamayo in person, my jaw dropped. It was high and steep in person. For a moment, I didn&#8217;t know if I had what it took to climb it. This was the type of face, young kids did, not 55 year-olds! But I did.<\/p>\n<p>The climb to the Col Camp at 18,000&#8242; had been fun and my training had paid off but still, 1500 feet of non-stop technical ice climbing to 19,500&#8242; was another level. Each step up the Face required total, uncompromised concentration. I focused on technique to the exclusion of any other thought. When I did look back where I just climbed, my stomach fluttered.<\/p>\n<p>The feeling on the summit was one of the reasons I climb. At the end of the summit video posted on the trip report you will hear an unfiltered reaction.<\/p>\n<p>This trip epitomized that &#8220;Memories are Everything&#8221;.\u00a0 You can read the trip report and see more pictures and videos at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/climbs\/alpamayo2012.php\">Alpamayo 2012 Trip Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a climb! Standing on the summit of Peru&#8217;s Alpamayo was one of the highlights of my climbing career. 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