Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: January 11, 2003
Climbed from Nido to the summit with my partner Tony Munch. Thanx to the Guardaparque and everyone at Campo Base! You guys made our stay wonderful. Had a bit of snow but still a great climb. Bring your crampons for the Canaleta!
Route Climbed: Polish Traverse Date Climbed: 16-January-2003
Climbed Aconcagua with Mountain Link.
http://www.mountain-link.com/
Excellent time, wonderful guides, great group of climbers.
Summit day was cold and windy (that unrelenting wind!!) but not nearly as bad as I imagined. It was clear on the summit and the views spectacular, especially that of the South Face!! Tough climb due to the altitude and the weather conditions - NOT an easy walk up.
Route Climbed: Vascas Valley route Date Climbed: 29th December 2002
I was at the summit at 12:20, went down and came up again at 14:00 with Sarah and Mike. During this time we had beautiful weather at the summit, almost no wind. Much better than in the morning, strong cold storm at the traverse behind Independencia was the reason for a lot of people to turn around.
Route Climbed: Polish Glacier Traverse Date Climbed: 5th January 2003
I reached the summit at 1530 on the 5th Jan in the most glorious weather - I was able to spend over an hour on the summit waiting for the other members of my group. Conditions were great for the whole trip with the only serious weather being the wind on the traverse to the Canaletta.
It was a very hard, 15hr, summit day. Make sure that you take enough warm kit - I saw a number of people have to turn back because they did not have the right gloves - what a waste after spending so much time and money!
Route Climbed: South Face French Route Date Climbed: December/January 95/96
All the other entries were lame so I decided to sign in. We acclimatized near Santiago at Valla Citos and did a new Route on Mt. Rincogn. I highly reccomend this to anyone rather than doing it on Aconcagua. Then we ran to the South face in 5 hours. We climbed had 3 ice screws, a few pins and nuts. We expected to climb it in three days but spent 6 nights out on the face. A bit of an epic due to the constant poor conditions, we nevertheless made the summit. It was the hardest thing I had ever done, a test of survival due to full conditions.
Route Climbed: Normal Route to the West Face Date Climbed: Jan. 14th 1998
Well ! All I can say is that because of altitude sickness those were the worst days of my entire life. Yes, I reached the summit but I suffered too much.
Route Climbed: Horcones Valley Date Climbed: Tuesday 2nd January 2001
We were lucky to have pleasant weather on summit day, although the previous week only 2 people had summitted due to bad storms. You just have to be lucky with the weather when it's your turn for summit day.
The normal route is technically easy, but much will power is needed for the duration of the expedition. The summit day is long and hard, the entry to the Canaleta is just as bad as the real thing. Keep your head down and persevere, just keep going, that's all you can do. The goal is enough to continue, as a bonus you're likely to be the highest person in the world when on the summit. Good luck to everyone...
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: March 1998
RJ Secor and I flew to Mendoza in late February 98. RJ came to Aconcagua to obtain additional material for his 2nd Edition Aconcagua Guide and I went with him because I just got laid off and I never climbed down there. We came to climb the seldom attempted Ibanez-Marmillod Route but the horrible weather changed our plans completely. The El Nino was raging in South America that year and Aconcagua had horrible weather. After we aborted the Ibanez-Marmillod at about 6,000m, RJ went to take GPS measurements on the South Face approach and I climbed the Regular Route. Later the Park officials told us, that over 1,500 permits were issued in 1998. I was number 78 to summit.
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: January 2002
I used Mountain Madness for a guide service. There were three of us in our group plus the guide. One guy got sick at Base Camp and had to go home. We made it to Berlin Camp. The weather was horrible. It snowed every day. I tried to summit but I was too beat. I threw in the towel and descended. I just ran out of energy.
Route Climbed: False Polish Date Climbed: 09 Feb 2002
A beautiful day; sun and no much wind. I was been very luky.
Solo on the summit; 7,50 hours from Camp II.Snowy from tents to the summit.The same day other two italian guys reach the summit climbing the Direct Polish. Thank's to guys at Plaza Argentina; they are great.
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 2001.01.29
Summited in 7.5 hours from Nido de Condores, at 12:15. No trouble, having spent a lot of time on the mountain and acclimatized very well. The Canaleta was still snowy, which helped a lot.
Route Climbed: Vacas False Polish Date Climbed: 7-Jan-02
Climbed it solo. Loads of new snow and very cold on summit day. Great few weeks away. If anyone needs some GPS points for this route let me know by emailing - weeve@lycos.co.uk
We had outstanding weather, which made life much easier. This was a very social mountain, I enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. We spent 11-days getting to the top, & 2-days coming down. This was a good schedule for us, as nobody was effected too badly by the altitude. The scenery wasn't much to talk about, dry & barren, so I spent my time talking to all the different folks.
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: March 4, 2001
Fairly easy climbing all the way up. Took my time with my group ascending. Spending many days at base camp which help make a quick ascent towards the top. From Nido de Condores, (18,000') to summit and back in 6 hours. Very stormy out for a summit day.
Frank - Feb 23, 2003 8:06 am
Route Climbed: Polish glacier direct Date Climbed: December 2001Unfortunaly I got sick at 6000 meters. We had to go back to base camp. Another try in december 2003 for sure.
William, Laurie, thanks for the Daimox, however I do not hope to use it again. Cheers Frank
majere - Jan 28, 2003 12:41 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: January 11, 2003Climbed from Nido to the summit with my partner Tony Munch. Thanx to the Guardaparque and everyone at Campo Base! You guys made our stay wonderful. Had a bit of snow but still a great climb. Bring your crampons for the Canaleta!
Drazil - Jan 19, 2003 9:23 pm
Route Climbed: Polish Traverse Date Climbed: 16-January-2003Climbed Aconcagua with Mountain Link.
http://www.mountain-link.com/
Excellent time, wonderful guides, great group of climbers.
Summit day was cold and windy (that unrelenting wind!!) but not nearly as bad as I imagined. It was clear on the summit and the views spectacular, especially that of the South Face!! Tough climb due to the altitude and the weather conditions - NOT an easy walk up.
Cheers!
Gernot - Jan 13, 2003 4:15 am
Route Climbed: Vascas Valley route Date Climbed: 29th December 2002I was at the summit at 12:20, went down and came up again at 14:00 with Sarah and Mike. During this time we had beautiful weather at the summit, almost no wind. Much better than in the morning, strong cold storm at the traverse behind Independencia was the reason for a lot of people to turn around.
Chamonix Man - Jan 8, 2003 2:04 pm
Route Climbed: Polish Glacier Traverse Date Climbed: 5th January 2003I reached the summit at 1530 on the 5th Jan in the most glorious weather - I was able to spend over an hour on the summit waiting for the other members of my group. Conditions were great for the whole trip with the only serious weather being the wind on the traverse to the Canaletta.
It was a very hard, 15hr, summit day. Make sure that you take enough warm kit - I saw a number of people have to turn back because they did not have the right gloves - what a waste after spending so much time and money!
ericdumerac - Dec 19, 2002 12:57 am
Route Climbed: South Face French Route Date Climbed: December/January 95/96All the other entries were lame so I decided to sign in. We acclimatized near Santiago at Valla Citos and did a new Route on Mt. Rincogn. I highly reccomend this to anyone rather than doing it on Aconcagua. Then we ran to the South face in 5 hours. We climbed had 3 ice screws, a few pins and nuts. We expected to climb it in three days but spent 6 nights out on the face. A bit of an epic due to the constant poor conditions, we nevertheless made the summit. It was the hardest thing I had ever done, a test of survival due to full conditions.
TodoVertical - Dec 4, 2002 2:05 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Route to the West Face Date Climbed: Jan. 14th 1998Well ! All I can say is that because of altitude sickness those were the worst days of my entire life. Yes, I reached the summit but I suffered too much.
richardpattison - Nov 21, 2002 6:54 am
Route Climbed: Horcones Valley Date Climbed: Tuesday 2nd January 2001We were lucky to have pleasant weather on summit day, although the previous week only 2 people had summitted due to bad storms. You just have to be lucky with the weather when it's your turn for summit day.
The normal route is technically easy, but much will power is needed for the duration of the expedition. The summit day is long and hard, the entry to the Canaleta is just as bad as the real thing. Keep your head down and persevere, just keep going, that's all you can do. The goal is enough to continue, as a bonus you're likely to be the highest person in the world when on the summit. Good luck to everyone...
asmrz - Nov 15, 2002 10:45 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: March 1998RJ Secor and I flew to Mendoza in late February 98. RJ came to Aconcagua to obtain additional material for his 2nd Edition Aconcagua Guide and I went with him because I just got laid off and I never climbed down there. We came to climb the seldom attempted Ibanez-Marmillod Route but the horrible weather changed our plans completely. The El Nino was raging in South America that year and Aconcagua had horrible weather. After we aborted the Ibanez-Marmillod at about 6,000m, RJ went to take GPS measurements on the South Face approach and I climbed the Regular Route. Later the Park officials told us, that over 1,500 permits were issued in 1998. I was number 78 to summit.
Ascending Path - Oct 31, 2002 2:02 pm
Route Climbed: Polish Direct and Polish Traverse Date Climbed: 99,00,01,02We have guided the Poilish Direct and Polish Traverse. We have stood on the summit 5 times.
Drop us a line if you have any questions!
www.theascendingpath.com
Muff Daddy - Jul 17, 2002 9:06 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: February 10 2002Had to pull back at White Rocks due to a bad storm.
Jerry L - Jun 30, 2002 5:37 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: January 2002I used Mountain Madness for a guide service. There were three of us in our group plus the guide. One guy got sick at Base Camp and had to go home. We made it to Berlin Camp. The weather was horrible. It snowed every day. I tried to summit but I was too beat. I threw in the towel and descended. I just ran out of energy.
CCorbin - Apr 4, 2002 5:25 am
Route Climbed: False Polish Date Climbed: February 3 1999Beautiful sunny day!
ghiro - Mar 27, 2002 2:35 am
Route Climbed: False Polish Date Climbed: 09 Feb 2002A beautiful day; sun and no much wind. I was been very luky.
Solo on the summit; 7,50 hours from Camp II.Snowy from tents to the summit.The same day other two italian guys reach the summit climbing the Direct Polish. Thank's to guys at Plaza Argentina; they are great.
Tor Bjorstad - Feb 12, 2002 6:03 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 2001.01.29Summited in 7.5 hours from Nido de Condores, at 12:15. No trouble, having spent a lot of time on the mountain and acclimatized very well. The Canaleta was still snowy, which helped a lot.
steve-c - Jan 22, 2002 7:10 am
Route Climbed: Vacas False Polish Date Climbed: 7-Jan-02Climbed it solo. Loads of new snow and very cold on summit day. Great few weeks away. If anyone needs some GPS points for this route let me know by emailing - weeve@lycos.co.uk
Elwood - Oct 18, 2001 10:52 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 2/14/01We had outstanding weather, which made life much easier. This was a very social mountain, I enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. We spent 11-days getting to the top, & 2-days coming down. This was a good schedule for us, as nobody was effected too badly by the altitude. The scenery wasn't much to talk about, dry & barren, so I spent my time talking to all the different folks.
Guilty - Aug 2, 2001 1:35 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: March 4, 2001Fairly easy climbing all the way up. Took my time with my group ascending. Spending many days at base camp which help make a quick ascent towards the top. From Nido de Condores, (18,000') to summit and back in 6 hours. Very stormy out for a summit day.
mconnell - Jul 17, 2001 12:03 pm
Route Climbed: False Polish Date Climbed: 1/21/2001Up the False Polish, down the Normal route with MtnArtman.
jasonconnell - Jul 5, 2001 10:47 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 1/16/98Hiked in from the Highway alone, summited in 11 days. Thanks to all the great people who lent a hand along the way!