Stories: Aconcagua
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Aconcagua Update: January 27, 2018
We last left off with the team heading to Camp 1 on Aconcagua. That day Adrian’s team made it up in a peppy 3.5 hours. The next team followed up…
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Aconcagua Update: January 24, 2018
Just a few short days ago, our team of 6 coalesced in Mendoza from various parts of the U.S. and South America. The lead guides for this group are the…
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South America Climbing Season Coming into Focus
The cold temperatures of fall here in the northern hemisphere reminds us that the Aconcagua climbing season is coming into view. This season Alpenglow Expeditions has eight different expeditions to South America –…
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Aconcagua Season Summary
¡Cumbre! We had three Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expeditions this season, and each Rapid Ascent team had successful summits of Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m). Cheers to strong teams and success, despite the challenging weather of South…
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Aconcagua Expedition Photos
These photos are from our current Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition. Yesterday the expedition team summited around 11am and they were back in Mendoza by midnight. Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m) is the…
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Successful Aconcagua Summit!
¡CUMBRE! Another successful Rapid Ascent Aconcagua (22,841′ / 6962m) summit! The team was back in C3 (19,700′ / 6000m) early this morning and they are currently making their way back to base…
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Aconcagua Team in C2
Yesterday was a rest day in C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) for our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team. One of the guides and a couple porters moved some team gear to C2 (17,900′…
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Great Meals in C1 on Aconcagua
High quality food at high altitude! This is one of the highlights of our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent expedition. Pictured here is the team enjoying scrambled eggs. Last night they had Argentinian burgers and today…
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Aconcagua Team at C1
Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team made it to C1 (16,568′ / 5050m) yesterday. Today the team will touch C2 (17,900′ / 5456m). After approximately four hours of hiking through the Amegheni…
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Aconcagua Team in Base Camp
Our Aconcagua Rapid Ascent team did an acclimatization hike yesterday up to Cerro Colorado (15,500′ / 4724m), just behind base camp. They enjoyed great views of the Polish Glacier and…
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