Hi All,
I'm looking to do some mountaineering in South America in 2014. My girlfriend and I will be arriving in Chile 29th April and flying out of Colombia 15th August.
I have climbing experience including Alpine, Scottish Winter and I've climbed Huayna Potosi. All of my climbing has been with more experienced climbers and I wouldn't consider undertaking any climbing if I was the most experienced climber in the team.
I was looking to climb Aconcagua but it seems that May - August is not a time to be climbing Aconcagua so my question is where could we go in South America for some good climbing? I'm considering going up Potosi again with her but it would be nice to climb a new peak for me. I'd also prefer to take a longer trip as Potosi is very short.
My gf has no mountaineering experience but has done a reasonable amount of trekking and is in good shape. She has altitude experience up to 5,400m.
I'd be highly appreciative of anyone who can make any recommendations. We're not looking to spend a fortune and we'd rather book through local companies.
Regards
Jonny (and Donna)