{"id":4540,"date":"2011-01-14T20:03:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T23:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2016-05-27T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T23:15:13","slug":"aconcagua-climb-now-underway-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/14\/aconcagua-climb-now-underway-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Aconcagua Climb Now Underway (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow, capsule<\/a> it seems like I just got home from Antarctica and I leave for Argentina tomorrow! This will be the second climb of The 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything. This time it is Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside the Himalaya at 22, 897′.<\/p>\n

This video show how I am packing for the expedition’s three parts: trek, climb and summit. As always you can visit my gear page<\/a> for specifics on brands.<\/p>\n

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I am climbing with International Mountain Guides<\/a>. This is the tentative schedule but subject to change as always:<\/p>\n

Jan 15\tDepart the United States.
\nDay 02\tArrive in Santiago, fly to Mendoza, secure the permit and spend the rest of the day enjoying Mendoza and working a bit on individual gear. Hotel night included.
\nDay 03\tEarly departure for Los Penitentes. Day spent packing loads, resting and generally getting ready to start our approach.
\nDay 04\tDrive to Punta del Vacas and begin approach march.
\nDay 05\tContinue approach march.
\nDay 06\tReach base camp in the Guanacos Valley (13,000′).
\nDay 07\tRest day at base camp.
\nDay 08\tCarry to Camp 1 (14,500′).
\nDay 09\tMove to Camp 1.
\nDay 10\tCarry to Camp II(17,800ft) via the Ameghino col and traverse to the Guanacos Helicopter camp (Guanacos route).
\nDay 11\tMove to Camp II\/Helicopter Camp(17,800ft).
\nDay 12\tCarry to Camp III\/High Camp(Piedras Blancas) at 19,500ft on the Guanacos route.
\nDay 13\tRest\/acclimatization day at CampII(17,800ft)
\nDay 14\tMove to High Camp(Piedras Blancas) at 19,500ft.
\nJan 29\tFirst Potential summit day. Spend night at High Camp after summit.
\nJan 30\tContingency Summit Day
\nJan 31\tContingency Summit Day
\nDay 18\tDescend to Plaza de Mulas base camp(Normal Route) from High Camp
\nDay 19\tHike out from Plaza de Mulas base camp to Penitentes
\nDay 20\tDrive from Penitentes to Mendoza and go out for a Celebration Dinner
\nDay 21\tFly from Mendoza, Argentina
\nDay 22\tArrive home<\/p>\n

I will use the SPOT tracker to show my current location and track throughout the climb so check the tab “Alan’s Last Location” on the Bog to see my daily progress. Note that it requires direct line of sight with the satellite and sometimes does not transmit if we are in deep valleys. So as always, no news is good news. I will be sending dispatches throughout the climb, weather and technology willing! So check back on this blog. You can also sign up for notification of new dispatches through the box in the right sidebar.<\/p>\n

Remember that you can donate $0.01 per foot I climb or $144 for Aconcagua.\u00a0 All donations go directly to research and none to Alan or to companies supporting the climbs. All donations are tax deductible in the US and support Alzheimer’s research.<\/p>\n

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\"Please<\/a>
\n100% for research<\/p>\n

Also, thanks to my supporters, Alzheimer\u2019s Immunotherapy Program (AIP) of Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy and Pfizer Inc. Please visit out website for more on the campaign at climb4ad.com.<\/p>\n

Climb On!<\/p>\n

Alan<\/p>\n

Memories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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