
Jussi Westergren’s Aconcagua Expedition Dispatch
January 31, 2011 – Photos of Our Trip So Far

Jussi stands on the Chilean border

Jussi and Wally stand in front of Aconcagua together for the first time

Jussi and Osvaldo

One of the great joys of this trip as we hike along the trail and as we push ourselves to new heights is that Jussi is often explaining ideas that he has been working on for years. This always leads to great conversations and sometimes the ideas seem nearly as exciting as the new elevations that we are reaching.

Jussi was excited on the day we left for the mountain

Entering Aconcagua Provincial Park…we are underway!

Jussi and Wally feeling triumphant after climbing to Plaza Francia

When we stood underneath the south face of Aconcagua , Osvi pointed out the route that he took when he attempted this formidable wall