Aconcagua Expedition Dispatches
Berg Adventures Aconcagua Expedition
January 5 – January 25 2019
As the second highest (behind Everest) of the acclaimed “Seven Summits” Aconcagua is a supreme goal in the world of high altitude challenge and adventure. It is also the highest point in both the southern and the western hemispheres.
Good friends, Rick Touchette and John O’Brien have decided to join the Berg Adventures International team in January 2019 to give Aconcagua a try.
Follow along here for some photo updates, and voice dispatches from the team and they travel from Mendoza’s wine country to the windy cold and demanding summit of the Andes.
Climbers:
- John O'Brien
- Rick Touchette
Guides:
- Osvaldo Yupanqui
- Sergio Lopez
- Maria Torrez
Latest News and Daily Dispatches:
- January 23, 2019 – Time to Go Back to Mendoza
- January 21, 2019 – Some Photos from Summit Day
- January 19, 2019 – Nido de Condor!
- January 16, 2019 – Move to Camp I
- January 15, 2019 – Beautiful Rest Day at Plaza de Mulas
- January 14, 2019 – Successful Trip to Camp I (Plaza Canada)
- January 13, 2019 – First Acclimatization Hike from Plaza de Mulas
- January 12, 2019 – Made It to Plaza de Mulas!
- January 11, 2019 – First Dispatch from Confluencia Camp, 11,000 feet
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