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Stories: Artesonraju

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Back at hut, moving on…

The team has returned to the hut on Huascaran after today’s scouting mission higher on the mountain. After hearing about difficult conditions all over Huascaran this season, they anticipated some…
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Team at Huascaran Hut

Chad checked in this evening before heading off to bed after a tiring day of hiking up to the mountain hut on Huascaran. They discussed their strategy for their next…
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Successful Summit on Artesonraju

Artesonraju was absolutely amazing and is by far one of the most incredible peaks I’ve climbed to date. Both Ben and Roman had a great time!   Stay tuned for…
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Team Summits Artesonraju!

Our Artesonraju team checked in this morning after having arriving back to camp last night, too late and too tired to give us a report then. They endured a very…
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Team at Moraine Camp. Heading for Summit Tonight.

The team is enjoying a mellow afternoon at Artesonraju Moraine Camp, before getting to bed early and waking up tonight for their summit bid. The route seems to be in…
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Artesonraju team is at Base Camp

  Just talked to Chad and the Artesonraju team is at a beautiful spot in Artesonraju Base Camp. They have a rest day planned for tomorrow (Wed) when they will…
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A Strong Alpenglow Team

Every now and then, everything lines up perfectly on a climb. We all know the feeling – when perfect weather combines with a strong healthy team to climb a route…
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Artesonraju, 2005

The 2005 “Alpamayo and Quitaraju” Team did us proud this season. When we realized that Alpamayo was not climbable (a massive cornice overhung the SW face routes), we set a…
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