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| willbo | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2011 | |
| My first time above 12,000 ft. I spent 5 days at Plaza de Mulas with pretty bad AMS before heading down. My partner went on to summit despite most parties being blown off of the higher camps. I want to go back sometime. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2012 4:41 pm | ||
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| markhallam | Re: Polish traverse with Guanaco | |
| Great achievement Andre - really glad Lady A was good to you - and I look forward to seeing the promised photos and Trip Report! best wishes, Mark | |
| Posted Mar 26, 2012 1:31 pm | ||
| andre hangaard | Polish traverse with Guanaco  Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2012 | |
| A great trip to the top of the Americas together with my friend Johan Dahlström (SWE). We did the Polish traverse with a small diversion. Instead of Polish Camp 2 we went via Guanacos 3 to Camp Colera (aka White Rocks). During day 1-10 we had wonderful weather, on day 11 a moderate snowstorm hit the mountain and covered the upper slopes with some fresh snow. On Monday 13/2 (day 12) wee left Camp Colera at 04:30 and stood on the summit at 12:15. The weather was nice, moderate winds and not too cold. Canaleta had a layer of snow which made the climb more enjoyable. On the two following days the winds increased heavely which made it harder to reach the summit. We were very lucky with the weather-window. Mid February was a good choice. Less people on the mountain. Wouldn't like to be there during peak season. We spent totally 16 days in the park. We went private but bought mule-service from Lanko. (www.lanko.com.ar). It worked out pretty well. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2012 5:25 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | Got it! Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2012 | |
| Reached the summit it with Chuck P. The summit was way over due. Chuck! | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2012 8:12 pm | ||
| hunterslee | Perfect Day! Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2012 | |
| Summited from Colera camp @ 6000 meters. Me and a polish climber had the summit to ourselves for 25 minutes, perfect conditions with no wind at all up top! | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2012 11:34 pm | ||
| I like it on top | False Polish Route Date Climbed: Jan 25, 2012 | |
| I was very fortunate to reach the summit with Troy B. for Cops on Top in honor of Officer Jonathan Schmidt. The summit was amazing and the weather was perfect. Overall an incredible trip. | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2012 9:37 pm | ||
| badmajick | An Amazing Trip Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2012 | |
| Amazing and fun trip, a snow storm at Camp 1 made everything beautiful and the subsequent winds made everything exciting. Summited on day 14, a rare warm and nearly windless day. Via Polish Traverse/Guannaco Traverse. 2/7 | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2012 4:17 pm | ||
| fubar7500 | Route:Normal Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2011 | |
| Submited at 11:02 as first on this day from Campo Colera. Nice weather, clear sky.. Hard and succesful day for whole group of 3 (with Lukas and Mira) | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2012 6:12 pm | ||
| Bart Vaganée | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2011 | |
| Highpoint: Camp Cholera (5943m) We had to go back because of three damaged tents and bad weather. | |
| Posted Nov 15, 2011 9:03 am | ||
| madclimber | Normal Route Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2005 | |
| Hard to breathe going up past 21,000ft, but made it! | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2011 9:05 pm | ||
| Silvio1973 | Climbed in 11 days Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2006 | |
| I climbed the mountain in 11 days from Mendoza with - 1 night spent in Puente de Inca - 2 nights in Confluencia - 3 nights in Plaza de Mulas - 1 night in Plaza Alaska - 2 nights in Nido de Condores - 1 night in Berlin It is perhaps possible to be faster being well acclimatised. Conditions were perfect. Do not bring any heavy ice-axe (it's useless on the normal route), ice-screws or similar stuff. Bring a pair of double layer boots. THIS IS ESSENTIAL ! | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2011 4:54 am | ||
| beach | Escape From California Date Climbed: Feb 11, 1974 | |
| My initial motivation for climbing Aconcagua was to take a break from from "winter" by traveling to the Southern Hemisphere. What I experienced there makes me wonder why I ever came home. The night sky was totally unfamiliar, the night life an ongoing party (which explains the need for Siesta), and the food and drink an unbelievable feast at insignificant expense. My passion for Mendoza brewed wine has become a life long addiction (none of the negative connotation apply). The climbing experience was typical for this non technical climb to commonly underestimated elevation. I should have worn better (perhaps double) boots to prevent the effects of really cold feet. | ||
| Posted Jul 7, 2011 3:38 pm | ||
| jef80 | Polish Traverse Date Climbed: Dec 15, 2010 | |
| We did a carry over with all of our gear. Very tough but rewarding. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2011 6:01 pm | ||
| Alan Arnette | 3rd Summit Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2011 | |
| This was my 2nd of the 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer's - going for all in one year. This was the 3rd time I have summitted Aconcagau | |
| Posted May 29, 2011 7:42 pm | ||
| runnerdanny | False Polish Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2011 | |
| Interesting climb to say the least, though lots of fun. Not overly sure I would do it again, but some of the sister peaks looked great! | |
| Posted May 21, 2011 10:14 pm | ||
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| jenningsmark | Re: Aconcagua traverse | |
| Hi tomek, im thinking of climbing acon as a small group unguided. how difficult would you rate this on the scale of 1-10 and do you have any advice? | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2011 6:07 am | ||
| mp5of8 | Made it to 22,000 | |
| Last day dash from 16,000 ft. adv. base. Got to the bottom of the canaleta. | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2011 11:22 am | ||
| TodoVertical | This time we had the WHITE WIND Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2010 | |
| Jonas Cruces defies blizzard suffered during the attempted ascent of Aconcagua in December 2010. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2011 1:56 am | ||
| ScottyP | Good Climb Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2011 | |
| False Polish to Colera. A lot of death the day prior to our summit. Poor decisions + Altitude = "Not Good" The previous days disasters unfortunatley dampened my joy of the summit. Not likely a mountain I would repeat however. Well, maybe just for the excuse to visit Mendoza! | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2011 10:27 pm | ||
| markhallam | Polaco-Guanaco-Normal route Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2011 | |
| Had intended on going via Polish Traverse, but conditions suggested traversing from Polish camp 1 to ´Guanacos 3´, then up to Colera at 5970m, more likely to be successful. So I modified my plans and went that route. I was holed up for 3 days at Polish camp 1 in terrible storm which sadly claimed the lives of 3 climbers higher up the mountain. However, things then improved and I was fortunate to summit on an unusually calm day on 17th Feb. | |
| Posted Feb 22, 2011 4:03 pm | ||
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