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Aconcagua Expedition Dispatch

January 22, 2011 – Todd’s Dispatch from the Summit

Todd during an acclimatization hike at the beginning of the trip

Todd during an acclimatization hike

at the beginning of the trip

Hola, this is Todd Pendleton calling from the top of Aconcagua. We just made it to the top at nearly 7000m (22,841ft/6962m). Basically I couldn’t have done it without Osvaldo, Simon and Sergio. I was touched by the sacrifices they made to get me up here and it is truly a credit to them. I never could have done it by myself.

So we just got up here and there are limited clouds. It is a perfect day with sunshine all day and the snow lit up by the moonlight last night—pretty much a perfect climb. I wish Maggie and Stuart could be here to celebrate this with us. They will be off to climb many more mountains in the future, I imagine.

I want to thank Berg Adventures for inviting me to come along on this expedition and for creating such a great crew. That’s all I have to say for now. I’m pretty much exhausted. This is a giant colossus of rock. I didn’t think we were ever going to get to the top. I was just running on emotions for the last couple of days and I didn’t want to let you guys down. This is truly a test of patience, perseverance and pain—to put it mildly. It’s time to go down the hill and get a cerveza. Thanks all and we will talk to you soon. Adios.

The long, slow climb to the summit

The long, slow climb to the summit

A beautiful mountain indeed

A beautiful mountain indeed